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- Thread starter Catfishbichir
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I know, but they're about the same thing here. The places with clear(er) water tend to have faster current and a gravel bottom and the places with turbid water tend to have slower current and a silty/muddy bottom.
The bottom doesn't reflect the water. But generally speaking if it is turbid (meaning cloudy and sediment in the water) the bottom won't exactly be a nice clean gravel on the bottom because of gravity as it sinks. And then it rains and more stuff goes in the water and is stirred up. Imagine our fish tanks with only a sponge filter for little to no flow and only adding water for evaporation. The bottom wont stay pretty very long. And then introduce a lot of current from rain and it's all just stirred up.
Lets look at it from another aspect of fish keeping as well as far as stocking. The requirements of water is very loose when it comes to native living species. Or even invasive species that are able to thrive in the same climate near your pond.
Now, the fish may not breed, may not be a great specimen of the species because of it being a pond rather than a fast flowing river if it's generally what the species tends to gravitate towards. But it should live and be ok as long as the temperatures are close and they're fed or have enough fish in the pond to sustain them. Much like South FL has peacocks and cichlids but Central FL does not because the temps get too cold for them. I'm just not familiar with all of the species you guys are referencing just because I'm limited here in Central FL. I've read and studied for the fish here.
So keep that in mind with your stocking is you also need to make sure that there is a sustainable food source there, or you will have to feed and or stock appropriate fish to keep them alive.
Now, the fish may not breed, may not be a great specimen of the species because of it being a pond rather than a fast flowing river if it's generally what the species tends to gravitate towards. But it should live and be ok as long as the temperatures are close and they're fed or have enough fish in the pond to sustain them. Much like South FL has peacocks and cichlids but Central FL does not because the temps get too cold for them. I'm just not familiar with all of the species you guys are referencing just because I'm limited here in Central FL. I've read and studied for the fish here.
So keep that in mind with your stocking is you also need to make sure that there is a sustainable food source there, or you will have to feed and or stock appropriate fish to keep them alive.
