HELP!

[abominus]

With you pond, its size, and your low temps, choosing temperate fish is going to be necessary, unless you are willing and able to bring them in seasonally.
Trying to heat it will be very expensive, and haphazard.
There are snakeheads that are from temperate areas in Asia, but those specific types will need to be chosen.
I kept temperate cichlids in a pond in the US midwest, in a similar size pond, but they, (and even plants) had to be extensively researched and chosen very carefully for hardiness, and even then, the most hardy, had to be brought inside in winter.
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i see a lot of plants in your pond duanes. what type are they? i also want to plant some to get rid of sucking algae.BTW how do you plant them in a pool pond

 

[duanes]

Above left Water Hyacinth, right root ball of papyrus right, below flowers and leaves of papyrus.


Above water lilies, and Salvinia, below water lettuce

 

[abominus]

okay guys pls tell me what i should do right now. its chilling out there and the RTC doesn't seem to be doing good

 

[duanes]

The proper cat for your temps, would be a channel or wels cat, not a red tail.

 

[puffers4puffers]

thanks for the help silverarowanaboi. i bought the snakehead last week. they are legal here. Probably died because of the cold. i really feel sorry about it. was sucha nice fish

Where are you located?
seems like you’re trying to keep tropical species in a non tropical local
perhaps a rethink of your species choices would help your success

 

[Joshuakahan]

okay guys pls tell me what i should do right now. its chilling out there and the RTC doesn't seem to be doing good

Rehome your tropical fish and get fish that are appropriate for your temps since heating that pond isn’t realistic

 

[abominus]

Where are you located?
seems like you’re trying to keep tropical species in a non tropical local
perhaps a rethink of your species choices would help your success

Ksa riyadth

 

[puffers4puffers]

Ksa riyadth

that ain’t around the corner!

maybe you could create shed or enclosure of some sort that could retain the heat
then heat the enclosure

 

[Joshuakahan]

Ksa riyadth

The only thing that “ might” work is if you can lift the pond, running heat tape all along the bottom- The type used for reptiles, but you would still need to cover the top and insulate the sides.
I still think my last comment is the best idea

 

[phreeflow]

An industrial immersion heater should be able to handle that but you’ll have to size it correctly and make sure you wire it up to a thermostat

Look for something like this: https://www.wattco.com/industrial-heater-elements/