Pond or glass tank?

[Warborg]

Throw reality out the door. If you could house an indoor pond say anywhere from 6feet to 10feet in diameter. Would you prefer it over a glass tank?

Most of the time I prefer seeing fish from the side vs. just from the top... and fish tend to hide more when viewed from above. But I would still go with the pond idea so they could grow faster and bigger (more room of course).

In reality, indoor, it's a glass tank for me.

I'm basically comparing a 2,000 gallon pond to a 200 gallon glass tank.

 

[chesterthehero]

why not a 2,000 gallond pond with a viewing window....

 

[smpage]

why not a 2,000 gallond pond with a viewing window....

This is exactly what I would do.

 

[Warborg]

why not a 2,000 gallond pond with a viewing window....

Hmmm... sounds nice. I would like that too but I guess the main point of this thread is would you give up viewing the fish from the side to give them a bigger swimming space.

 

[Thalan]

Hmmm... sounds nice. I would like that too but I guess the main point of this thread is would you give up viewing the fish from the side to give them a bigger swimming space.

Some fish yes I certainly would. I have a soft spot for Oscars and would like to set up a pond so whenever I see one crammed in a little tank at a lfs I can take it home. They'd spend enough time looking up at me that a window wouldn't be necessary. My bichirs ion the other hand would never bee seen from above so they will stay in a tank.

 

[trojan09]

why not a 2,000 gallond pond with a viewing window....

i want to do that too!

 

[Reyairia]

Easy solution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk7rTn8D9bY

 

[trojan09]

ive seen that video before. the koi pearl looks trippy haha

 

[josear1286]

maaann definate ta but i want a pond like the vid