FH in pond?

[Undertheradar]

If your worried about the heat issue you could use a garden shed and insulate it an put in place over the winter months as heating an outdoor pond must be pricey.

 

[crazysteve]

would FH adapt to colder water I would like to convert my koi pond into a FH pond...I live in northern CA the outside temp can get as low as 40-30 mid winter at night but warms up to around 50-60 in the day...are there solar heaters like the ones for pools?
right now the pond is in my front yard and I might dig a new pond in the backyard. any suggestion on size of heater? I'm think of digging a pond to be 10'x15'x3' roughly

Cross a fh female with a bluegill . Then that might work.lol.

 

[crazysteve]

would FH adapt to colder water I would like to convert my koi pond into a FH pond...I live in northern CA the outside temp can get as low as 40-30 mid winter at night but warms up to around 50-60 in the day...are there solar heaters like the ones for pools?
right now the pond is in my front yard and I might dig a new pond in the backyard. any suggestion on size of heater? I'm think of digging a pond to be 10'x15'x3' roughly

Cross a fh female with a bluegill . Then that might work.lol.
20 deg temp jumping up and down will kill most fish if not all. So I think the plastic cover is out.

 

[Kaliedoscope]

If i was you and can't sell them I would either get a big predator or sell them real cheap on aquabid. I have a clown knife that I feed my extra babies to. they are excellent nutrition.

Of course you could just send me your extra babies : )

 

[killerfish]

on there own no it will get way to cold

The solar heaters for pools will work just fine for a pond as long as you get one the right size you could have a very nice pond but your power bill will go up quite a bit in the winter

 

[Captain F Bomb]

sweet

 

[fishnut]

no, temp will be too cold for Fh. Fh color will turn dark when water temp goes below 65*

 

[BTK]

I already kno FH need to be in warm water...so people move on...wattage heater how much my goodness!!!!!

 

[fishnut]

forgive me for trying to help. Your plan will not work, unless you are using the frys for fish food, but I will let you find that out yourself. Been there and done all that.

 

[BTK]

forgive me for trying to help. Your plan will not work, unless you are using the frys for fish food, but I will let you find that out yourself. Been there and done all that.

y enlighten me?????
I dont plan on putting any fry into pond just overgrown FH 8"+
I will cull and yes they will be fish food...lol