Fish in illinois
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Most all native fish if their in a deepe nough pond, or is this going to be inside?
For natives check with your fish & game commision on line, Florida's got a good data base for exotic / prohibited / restricted fish.
Dr Joe
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For natives check with your fish & game commision on line, Florida's got a good data base for exotic / prohibited / restricted fish.
Dr Joe
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oops sorry guys i forgot about this thread. he doesnt want native fish. the pond willl probably be 3 feet deep
albino channel cat, sturgeon, koi, assorted goldfish, and there are other fish but i cant think of anymore right now
Nothing lives in Illinois, it is a sterile wasteland.
Ok, just kidding.
He should make it 4' deep if he can and make sure to maintain an ice free area with a bubbler during winter. Very few fish are imported that survive temps so low while adapting to the higher summer temps. If the pond is large enough (at least 4'D x 8'W x 12'L) he could go with sterlets and add a couple of the less common natives such as pike minnows and this one the Highfin carpsucker (Carpoides velifer), an attractive fish that can reach 20".
Ok, just kidding.
He should make it 4' deep if he can and make sure to maintain an ice free area with a bubbler during winter. Very few fish are imported that survive temps so low while adapting to the higher summer temps. If the pond is large enough (at least 4'D x 8'W x 12'L) he could go with sterlets and add a couple of the less common natives such as pike minnows and this one the Highfin carpsucker (Carpoides velifer), an attractive fish that can reach 20".
i kept 6 inch comets in a pond, but my pond was 3 ft deep, and i had a large air pum in it to keep if from freezing over