Yeah! Good call!
FL gars probably wouldn't work but any number of the other Lepisosteus should, especially if locally caught.
Looking for a fish that will survive NJ winter
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FL gars probably wouldn't work but any number of the other Lepisosteus should, especially if locally caught.
Bowfin or how about a few yellow perch they look nice.
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I'm liking the gar idea. I think it'd be pretty cool in the pond. Gars aren't local here in Jersey, or are they?, but I should be able to get one. Thanks for the ideas everyone.
Wow,at over twenty feet in length and just about four feet deep you consider that small and shallow.I guess my pond would be a water droplet to you if you saw it lol.
No offense taken,I was rather impressed that you are in a position to find such dimensions small.I chose to quote what I was referring to so no need to include everything else.I wasn't calling you out on anything so there was nothing to be taken out of context.
the pond that i speak of was built with bull dozers and excavators. about 50 yards behind it was a hillside with natural springs, this was built up with embankment to channel the water about 200 yards to the east, where it went into a catch basin. 6" pipe was then buried 200 yards to drain it into the pond. on the east side. on the west side was a overflow 6" pipe with a 8' stand up that ran under the road and out into Harris creek. we had a island in the middle with a large willow, my lab loved to chase the ducks around and around it. later the freaking otters. so no, no experience with pond filtration, water quality or anything to do with that. it was a el natural pond.
You guys have Lepisosteus osseus, the longnose gar.
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/chkfish.htm
EDIT- nevermind, they appear to have been extirpated. Regardless though, I'm sure you can get ahold of some northern fish farms that will have fish that you can buy fish from for a good price. I have a good working relationship with Osage Catfisheries out of Missouri. They ship everywhere on this planet and they have gars. Might be worth looking into.
www.osagecatfisheries.com
