channel cats

[jpierce3]

I live in SW Ohio where the winters can get a bit cold. How deep does a pond need to be to winter over channel cats? The pond I am thinking of using is 6'Lx4'Wx3'D in ground. Nothing in there right now but bullfrogs. I am hooking up my pond filter next week and runs about 1600gph.

I want to put some smaller sized in there soon. Let them winter over and use them to stock our 1 acre pond and other ponds next spring. Is it possible?

 

[nickc]

I used to keep an albino channel cat that was about 2' 6in in a 1000 gallon pond with a bunch of big koi. The pond was only 3 feet at the deepest point. Just make sure there is a hole in the ice so gas can escape and the oxygen levels dont fall too far

 

[new2natives]

im in columbus, my pond is above ground (a big fiberglass tub basically) and it is 2 1/2' deep
because the air can get under it, i get a 2-3" layer of ice on the bottom, and 5-6" of ice on the top, and the rest stays liquid

not sure if/how it would be different since you are further south, and how much its different because its in ground .... but i thought i would try to help a little