Gar in outdoor pond

[Rghfor]

Could I keep my spotted gar in an outdoor 1000 gallon pond. Im uk

 

[HungDang]

how is your weather over there? how many months will the temperature fall below 15C? and how big are the fish?

 

[Rghfor]

He is currently 2inch but will grow him out more. In winter yes but summer no

 

[HungDang]

He is currently 2inch but will grow him out more. In winter yes but summer no

you mean, you will only keep him in the pond during summer? And I doubt it is a spotted gar since it is only 5cm.

 

[Rghfor]

No I was saying that the temp drops below 15 in winter. Could I over winter a spotted gar

 

[HungDang]

you can over winter the gar after it hit 12'' and it has to be fat to survive the winter because when temp drop bellow 10C, they will stop eating and will not eat anything until spring come.

 

[Rghfor]

Okay. Off to my lfs for a set of feeders. Gotta get him of live and on pellets before pond

 

[justarn]

I would also like to know, I live in the south-east so probably the warmest area and daytime Temperatures below 15 can be 4-5 months, surely they couldn't winter here on bad years right?

 

[Rghfor]

Probs not. Got a 100 gallon for bad winters

 

[HungDang]

a 100 gallon with good dimension will be a great place to keep the gar during winter time. I've kept 6 spotted gar ranging from 18'' to 26'' in a 110 gallon with the footprint of 3ftX4ft during winter when my pond filter freeze up and flush all the pond water out. if the tank is heated and water temperature is above 15C, they will start eating again in 2 days.