12' x 39" Metal Frame Above-Ground Pool?

[Gmoney231]

Is a 12' x 39" Metal Frame Above-Ground Pool sturdy enough to last as long as the fish that are going to be put in it? Or will it have to be replaced? HELP PLEASE!!!

Fish soon to be placed in it when they get bigger:
1. 7" tiger oscar
2. 6" silver arowana
3. 10" red-tail cat
4. 14" florida gar
5. 3" rtc x tsn hybrid
6. jardini arowana (comin soon)
7. wolf fish (comin soon)
8. peacock bass (comin soon)

 

[biguebs]

So, just to clarify, 12' across (circular pool) and 39" deep?

In theory, I think it would be plenty big enough and I assume it would hold up. But your stock list has some notorious jumpers. Gars get spooked, aro's are infamous for jumping out of anything not covered, cichla are also known to do so. If you addressed that I think you would be fine. But I've never kept a large pond setup like that.

 

[Gmoney231]

Thanks, maybe I could fisn or build sumthin could go along the edges to prevent jumping because both my gar and a previus arowana of mine jumped out because they got spooked. The arowana died from a treatment I was using at one point so I got another one and he's doing fine. But thanks anyway.

 

[thatfrontguy]

You could net the top of the pool using pond netting.

 

[Gmoney231]

cool thanks

 

[matt1129]

pond netting would be a great idea. depending on hole size you can feed through the net and everything so you wont have to take it off alot
is it a deflatable pool? that may lead to problems in the future

 

[Gmoney231]

Looks like this.

 

[HungDang]

Looks like this.

these thing usually won't last for more than 2 years, a plastic stock tank may seem smaller and a bit more expensive but last for more than 10 years!

 

[Gmoney231]

Thanks, but where could I find one?

 

[Maor0]

my first pond was bricks and than i put the intex pool pvc on top of it