Hello, i am going to be working on an outdoor pond that will be about 800 gallons or so and will measure 13'x10'x1.5'-2'. It will also have a small stream/ waterfall running into it that i am going to make from an old 3'x5' pond liner. I am doing this in eastern washington and i will provide plenty of underwater structures like driftwood, rockpiles, and plants. So i wanted to add some native fish to the pond and was wondering what would be best. I would like to have trout but since the water level isnt deep i wasnt sure if it would stay cool enough for them or not, so i was also thinking about sunfish, or possibly some type of catfish, probably bullheads.
800 gallon pond ideas
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Meh,pike are to bony anyway.Some catfish and maybe LMB to go along with it. it might be a problem if it gets really cold though.
well it does end up gettin down to around 15-20 F average in winter and it snows, but i guess i will see how it goes.
I'd do a variety of sunfish ('gills, 'seeds, warmouth, maybe a greenie) and a catfish or 3.
I'd also get some cheap webcams, a USB to CAT5 extender (almost 200' range with usb), and build a plexiglass box for 'em to be waterproof in so you can actually see in it, etc.
I'd also get some cheap webcams, a USB to CAT5 extender (almost 200' range with usb), and build a plexiglass box for 'em to be waterproof in so you can actually see in it, etc.
I dont know how cold it gets in washington but if that pond freezes, theyre all dead. unless you make it deeper so they can survive under the ice. as for the cold, dont worry about cold with LMB, there are many in the great lakes thriving all the way up to 'hudson's bay' in northern ontario
well i know that the water shouldnt freesze completely, there should probably be about a foot or more of water under the ice. Thanks for the advice.