What does this have to do with anything?BTW most of my fish are rescued
What does this have to do with anything?BTW most of my fish are rescued
it shows i CARE FOR FISH and don't just leave them to dieWhat does this have to do with anything?
I see, you're providing a better home.it shows i CARE FOR FISH and don't just leave them to die
Since you clearly don’t care about the long term health of the fish, does it really matter what we suggest?
None of the fish you mentioned will survive past winter, even heated you are driving up electric costs and it may not be sufficient unless the pond is really well insulated. Beyond that, most of those fish would be lucky to make it to winter without one of their tankmates killing them first.
i am just doing reserach . obviously i won't add anything until the pond is heated. BTW i plan on growing out fish and then adding them to the pondDeadeye just said what we’ve all been wanting to say, he just said it more bluntly. OP it sounds like you want to keep the fish you want to keep and you don’t care when we tell you it’s a bad idea. You like buying the fish you want to buy, regardless of whether you can care for them or not. My advice is to not buy any tropical fish until you have the heaters. Most experienced fish keepers would never buy a fish until they KNOW they have everything they need to meet its care requirements.
Trust me there are a lot of fish I would love to buy, but can’t care for at the moment. For that reason, I don’t buy them. You have a big pond that can house a lot of cool cold water fish. Work with what you have, or don’t buy any more fish until you get the heaters.
i was reading the post of another guy here on MFK who wrote that bucket heaters worked fine to keep his 1000 gallon pond heated. Will they work for my pond.Deadeye just said what we’ve all been wanting to say, he just said it more bluntly. OP it sounds like you want to keep the fish you want to keep and you don’t care when we tell you it’s a bad idea. You like buying the fish you want to buy, regardless of whether you can care for them or not. My advice is to not buy any tropical fish until you have the heaters. Most experienced fish keepers would never buy a fish until they KNOW they have everything they need to meet its care requirements.
Trust me there are a lot of fish I would love to buy, but can’t care for at the moment. For that reason, I don’t buy them. You have a big pond that can house a lot of cool cold water fish. Work with what you have, or don’t buy any more fish until you get the heaters.
I have no idea whether that would work or not. My rule is to always get equipment that’s rated for the amount of gallons my tank is or preferably equipment that’s rated for tanks larger than mine. That way I can almost guarantee there will be no unexpected surprises. I find if you try to skimp on getting good equipment you always regret it later.i was reading the post of another guy here on MFK who wrote that bucket heaters worked fine to keep his 1000 gallon pond heated. Will they work for my pond.
I have no idea whether that would work or not. My rule is to always get equipment that’s rated for the amount of gallons my tank is or preferably equipment that’s rated for tanks larger than mine. That way I can almost guarantee there will be no unexpected surprises. I find if you try to skimp on getting good equipment you always regret it later.
i DO care about my fish. i don't care how much bill it will cost but i will still heat it. i know they are aggresive, thats why i was thinking about growing them up together from babies
Buddy, I will just be honest with ya: I would recommend holding off on the ideas until your tank/pond is ready to hold livestock. Once you get your pond completely settled in, then you can worry about stock. For now, worry about the stock you have and how to make your pond the best home.
I know it's hard not to daydream and do extensive research about awesome fish (trust me, I did it and still do it all the time), but all it does is stress you out further. Worry about your tank and current stock, then worry about new stock.