There is a pond near me, and every since there was a large rain I have seen more fish out. I have identified two species, common bream, and guppy(i don't think they are native). I have seen a carnivorous fish with a blue tail and several other that I can't identify. It is a slow moving pond and the deepest point is probably 10-15 feet. The temp are 70-85 in spring and summer and 30-60 in fall in winter. This pond is in Georgia so what could be in this pond?
What may be in a pond near me?
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Probably not guppies, but gambusia (mosquito fish). Guppies wouldn't survive the low temperatures.
Mosquitofish would make sense, I'll get back to you on pics but at the widest point it's about 50-60 feet I think. At the point with the least width it's filthy and only mosquitofish live. It's about 100 feet long, and there is a tributary,the tributary is 3 feet deep and 10 feet wide(my little brother tried to jump it...and failed).
http://www.georgiawildlife.com/Fishing/Identification?cat=2
Theres also a whole host of exotics that could have been dumped into it, so without actually catching one, youll never really know. If there is any sort of tributary than anything could get in there even if the pond itself isnt a good habitat for that particular species. Blue tail could just be a dark color for a bass or catfish species. Blue is not unusual for cats, and I have seen some unique blue hues to bass before, also could just be large sunfish sp.
Theres also a whole host of exotics that could have been dumped into it, so without actually catching one, youll never really know. If there is any sort of tributary than anything could get in there even if the pond itself isnt a good habitat for that particular species. Blue tail could just be a dark color for a bass or catfish species. Blue is not unusual for cats, and I have seen some unique blue hues to bass before, also could just be large sunfish sp.
The blue tailed fish schools. I'm don't think bass school. Also it doesn't have the shape of a catfish. I followed the tributary to where it started, the stream has no fish and doesn't get over a foot deep or wide until it reaches the pond. Also I forgot to mention, there are fully aquatic turtles in there.
Might be a typical pond like in Ohio.
Panfish, bass, catfish, carp, minnows/mosquito fish.
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Panfish, bass, catfish, carp, minnows/mosquito fish.
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