Most AGGRESSIVE Cold Water Monster!

[Fish Eat Fish]

Next year I will be building a 500+ish gallon indoor pond/tank. I was planning on some big silver arows etc, but ive been thinking about how much heating the pond will cost in an unheated basement SO im looking into cold water monsters now!


Obviously tiger musky and bowfin come to mind but what do you guys think are the most monster!?

 

[likestofish]

maybe bass or gar

 

[rjmtx]

How cold will it get? If you're into muskies and the like, go with pickeral. 500 is too small for pikes (at least the ones I know... never having seen one in the wild). Sauger would be cool. Suckers don't have the machismo that some fish you're thinking about do, but would be cool in a big tank. Bass, sunfish, cats... all possibilities. What about a big American Eel? Personally, I'd go bowfin and maybe goldeye/mooneye for that Jurassic feel. As for cats, I'd go with bullheads because they will not outgrow a 500. 500 is a big tank, but is too small for real (capital M) Monster natives. Don't get me wrong, I'd go nuts with a 500 gal native tank, but there are plenty of cool fish around that aren't the big sexy fish you see on the covers of fishin magazines.

 

[oscar n redtail cat]

pike they carn grow 2 50lb-70lb and eat fish and look cool

 

[Fish Eat Fish]

I have no problem housing a muskey what so ever...when it gets to big...ill eat it! ha ha so dont worry about any fish that will outgrow the tank...unless its like a bullhead...not so tasty.

 

[Fish Eat Fish]

im thinking Amia Calva for sure if I can get my hands on one...or some

What else would be cool though?

 

[oscar n redtail cat]

snds ok lol 1 way 2 get rid of a big fish

 

[oscar n redtail cat]

a zander ?

 

[rjmtx]

How cold are you talking about the water getting?

 

[cmj15]

i would go with lmb and bowfin, as long as you keep them well fed no one will try to eat eachother