i have a 4,250g pond (temp ranges from low 70s to high 80s depending on time of year) that 26x11x2.5 any way right now i have 1 jack dempsey 3tigeroscars and like 30 convicts, my plan was to get a jaguar clichlid and a green terror, I know they will eat the convicts but idc. just wondering if that will work out well, or will the jag eat the green terror/jd. and dont blow me up about them not surviving the winters because i can catch half these fish in the river next to my house (i live in south FL), and i have a light heater for winters.
is this agood setup
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Boy, just a bit judgemental? I bought convicts, just so my fish could eat the fry. Then when I was done. I fed the parents to my fish as well! Looked delicious
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Is there cover in the pond? If so, the jag will probably just help keep the convict population down. Sounds like a neat pond, how's the clarity?
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Air temperature can wildly fluctuate; water temp is a lot more stable also the temperature will vary due to depth, shading, etc. The generalization about fish keepers was in very poor taste. There is no excuse for this behavior yet it seems all too common.
"a 4,250g pond (temp ranges from low 70s to high 80s depending on time of year)" is HARDLY considered "wildly fluctuating"
You need to try to control your rudeness in forum. I doubt that you've ever lived in Florida's climate for a year. you don't know even know what you're talking about. stop bashing people.
It's a 5,000 gallon pond, not a 20 gallon tank. Something is bound to breed in there and something is bound to eat it. Thats how nature works. Should he only put males in or only females to prevent fish from reproducing and having their offsprings eaten.
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I guess he doesn't know that fish also live in that thing, ummmmm whats it called? oh yeah, nature. Where temperatures change over time and fish eat other fish, i mean i had one convict 6 months ago, turned out it had babies now i have over 20 i imagine in a year ill have over a hundred. so sorry for being a horrible person and putting a fish in a realistic, natural habitat. anyway now that i have that out of the way the water is perfectly clear and chemistry is good, only thing kind of annoying is that we just had a good old fashion Florida summer and the algae had a field day, its not to bad and my pleco is fat now. but temps are dropping so it should die down soon. oh and the pond has a good amount of trees around it but none that hang over it so it gets complete sun from around 12 to 4 pm which keeps the water warm like chichlids like it.
A jag will not eat a GT or JD. In fish tanks they may kill them, but with this amount of space I wouldn't worry about it.
And yes temperature fluctuates in nature as well. As long as it changes gradually and the pond doesn't get too cold or too hot I don't consider that a problem either.
I didn't know they ate convicts? you mean the fry or the adult convits?
And yes temperature fluctuates in nature as well. As long as it changes gradually and the pond doesn't get too cold or too hot I don't consider that a problem either.
I didn't know they ate convicts? you mean the fry or the adult convits?
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