stocking turtle fishing pond

[Stuka]

i will make pond 10 meters long ,6 meters wide and from 50 cm to 2 meters deep stocked with wild goldfish ,black bullhead catfish ,common carp ,pumkinseed sunfish and mosquito fish.i know this fish wil overrun this pond and have stunt broblem,because of that i ask can i fence pond and put red eared sliders to eat juvenale fish(of course that wont be their only diet).pumkinseed sunfishblack bullhead catfishwild goldfish,prussian carp
common carp
mosquito fish
red eared slider
ps i will let ducks in pond too so it can it duckweed and juvenales too.

 

[Stuka]

temperatures in my town goes from 5 celsius in winter to 40 celsius in summer.

 

[MrsE88]

I would think as long as you let the fish get established first you could add a few turtles. Would this be a more natural pond? Example, mud pond.

Keep in mind that turtles can climb fences. So it would need to be a turtle proof fence.

 

[Stuka]

I dont think turtle can climb one meter high wire fence from bottom to top and i will stock fish one year earlier than red eared sliders and i will put pond liner and then put mud and then on top of mud where is shallower i will plant plants and put gravel

 

[Bertie07]

Your pond is about 9,400 gallons, I think if you don’t over stock it turtles will be fine, I would go with only a couple common carp like 4-5 and then lots of the other fish except for the catfish, only like 3-4 of them and you will be fine

 

[Stuka]

thanks

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Turtles aren't gonna eat a lot of fish, add a couple crappie

 

[Stuka]

I would put crappie but i cant get one

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I would put crappie but i cant get one

Doesn't have to be a crappie, a soft shell turtle may help.

 

[Stuka]

I only have european pond fish,red eared slider ,and yellow belly slider.i think pumkinseed sunfish is good enough