Pond stocking

[gar man]

I have a pond that is about 4'x6' and about 3' deep. As of right now it has 2 black bullheads about 3" long, and 1 mirror carp about 3" along with 1 bullfrog tadpole and 15 leapord frogs taht have jsut turned into frogs. Im thinking of getting about 2-3 dozen fathead minnows and about 4-5 small (4-5") comet goldfish from the baitshop. Well lets here your suggestions! I will soon be building a filter out of a 5 gallon bucket.

 

[gar man]

Sorry about the quality, I took them on my cell phone

 

[Conner]

You could add a koi (mayyyybe 2) as a showpiece, or you could add some more natives. An albino channel cat would look really nice, as would some bluegill, sunfish, crappie, or maybe a couple of gar?

 

[Conner]

Shortnose, spotted, and longnose could all survive the winter (provided the pond is kept mostly free of ice), although a longnose could end up being a little cramped in there once it got fully grown.

 

[gar man]

I had native in there and Im kinda bored of them (unfortunately) and im not sure that a koi would last in there when its full grown, the albino channel cat is definately a possibility.. but I was thinking of something more colorful

 

[Conner]

Like I said, I think one koi could be ok, even full grown. It would be pretty cramped though.

What about fancy goldfish? You could fit a few of those in there, along with comets. And maybe a couple of turtles?

 

[gar man]

I think Im going to get comets from the baitshop and a albino channel cat for the pond. Sound good dont it?

 

[Conner]

The colors will look good. I wish I'd had a chance to toss my 14" albino channel cat out in my pond before it died...

 

[gar man]

Same here but mine was 10".. Im going to get another to grow it out though.

 

[Muske]

Search craigslist for 55 gal. barrels. Make that into your filter instead of the 5 gal bucket.