Garden pond

[kevincool]

I am thinking of making my own garden pond.

Should be 4 meter long, 2 meter wide and 1,5 meter deep.

But I am moving to Denmark, and I do not know how cold it gets in the winter.
I want fish that have no problem staying in the pond during winter also.

I want cool fishes, fishes that I can enjoy watching for hours.

Jumping for flies, eating bugs that land on the water etc.

Any suggestions?

 

[stotty]

I am thinking of making my own garden pond.

Should be 4 meter long, 2 meter wide and 1,5 meter deep.

But I am moving to Denmark, and I do not know how cold it gets in the winter.
I want fish that have no problem staying in the pond during winter also.

I want cool fishes, fishes that I can enjoy watching for hours.

Jumping for flies, eating bugs that land on the water etc.

Any suggestions?

Found this:


The Danish climate is determined by the country's position on the edge of the continent of Europe close to large sea areas and in the zone of prevailing westerlies. This position results in cool summers with a mean temperature of around 16o C and winters that are not particularly cold, with mean temperatures of around 0.5o C. Denmark is thus placed in the temperate climate zone.

There is a good deal of wind, strongest in the winter and weakest in the summer. Precipitation falls throughout the year, with the greatest rainfall in September, October and November. The smallest amounts of precipitation occur in February and April. The regular distribution of precipitation throughout the year is due to Denmark's position in the belt of prevailing westerlies, where the predominant wind directions are west and southwest.

From
http://www.denmark.dk/portal/page?_pageid=374,520408&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL


Looks like you can have the sort of things we have in the UK Koi, Orfe, Tench i have a channel cat in my pond over winters no problem

 

[skillzdatkillz]

doesnt look like it will be warm enough for any tropical fish

 

[dr_sudz]

Bass would work, large mouth or small mouth. They are native to canada, don't get much colder winters then here.