can channel catfish survive in a garden pond over winter?
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rallysman;995622; said:
Thats all you need
I kept them in my outdoor pond for 10+ years with never a winter issue.I never had any frogs for 10 years also.........
bob
Miguel;995671; said:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...ficial&hs=LcE&q=30+degrees+f+to+c&btnG=Search
well i live in southern nj, where the weather is influenced by the ocean so the winters are ussually mild with maybe 3 weeks of freezing temperature during the whole winter. How much does the heater cost and i was thinking some type of flotation device or styrofoam the bobs at surface breaking the ice around it.
Those stock tank heaters work well, but make sure it is plugged into A GFCI. They are notorious for shorting out, and leaking voltage into the water. We use them for our cattle, and have on three occasions watched a mob of cows, thirsty as hell standing around a trough bawling. The first time, I stuck my hand in the water, and got zapped. Since then I have switched the outlet to A GFCI.
In the winter I usually forget and wait until the pond is about a foot thick with ice, then throw the defroster in, or I should say "on" . It will lay on the ice and start to melt its way down. In a day or two I have NO ice at all 
I'm on my third one in about 14 years.
bob
I'm on my third one in about 14 years.
bob
_Miguel;995671; said:
Especially when only two countries in the world still use Fahrenheit; and this place ain't jammin' mon!