I have 14 goldfish in there right now but would like to attempt Koi again after losing my last bunch to some disease. I know Koi grow big and I'm definitely going to QT them this time around. As the fish grow, I would remove my Comets to our local lake if need be to keep the other fish from overcrowding.
How Many Fish In A 1000g Pond?
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Why would you release a non native fish into a local body of water?
This is why the best fish are being banned.
Ponds are a little more tricky than fish tanks. I think you should seriously understock it, and take in to account the maximum size of the koy. The less fish you have, the longer they will live and the less you have to work on it.
So two full grown koi is over stocked for a 1000 gallon with great filtration if what thies people say is right.
Disclaimer: I don't keep them.
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Sounds like I'm overstocked already and if I did it all over again, I would have 4 Koi in my pond as i don't like the look of a bunch of overcrowded fish. I guess to say I'd put my Comets in the local lake dos sound bad but I live in a Planned Community and they're always stocking the man-made lake with fish every year it seems and didn't think the Comets would do any harm. I can easily just sell them in that case.
They were just commenting because we didn't know that. In many communities, such as mine, we don't do that and people just dump random fish into the lake. The problem with random dumping is the non-native fish can upset the biological balance.
As Militant Potatoe siad, that's why many species of fish are banned. Because people will buy them and then when they get too big they release them into local ponds and lakes. Then the non-native fish causes problems. I'm surprised Oscars arn't banned yet.
As Militant Potatoe siad, that's why many species of fish are banned. Because people will buy them and then when they get too big they release them into local ponds and lakes. Then the non-native fish causes problems. I'm surprised Oscars arn't banned yet.
I can your guy's point but it seems like the Comets would most likely be lunch for the natives. I'd take them back to the lfs for credit but they'd prolly end up being lunch there as well.
If temperatures allow, you could always keep tropicals. You can keep scads of neat fish in a pond that size.
I still wouldn't risk releasing comets into any CA waters. All you need is for a F&W officer to think it's wrong for the money funnel to start flowing. Penalties for releasing non-native species include up to 5 years in prison and up to $250.000.00 in fines...PER INCIDENT. And it doesn't stop there. You also get to be financially responsible for the study of how your release will impact the indigenous fauna and flora AND be financially responsible for any required trapping of your released fish and costs involved in the recovery of the ecosystem. And since CA is one of the states that has banned the use of comets as bait, I wouldn't want to get caught dumping healthy unhooked comets in that state.
Just my 2 cents as a word to the wise.
Just my 2 cents as a word to the wise.
1 - WTF is with bringing up old threads
2 - Its a man made lake in a neighborhood not a lake that leads to other water ways
2 - Its a man made lake in a neighborhood not a lake that leads to other water ways