tiger muskie in a 800+ gallon pond?
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A lot of people are saying 82 degrees is OK,or I live in MN and our water temp is 80 deg. Keep in mind that's surface temp which is fine. Go jump in that MN lake and go down 4' and you're in for a a huge temp change. Bottom line, you better make that pond about is at least 12' deep (I don't even know if that will be enough) with some sort of aeration or you're TM's will die of stress in that hot Georgia water. Think about it,there's a reason why Muskie aren't typically found south of KY. Not to discourage but encourage for a successful result. Good luck!
muckieman;1088424; said:
Current would only help the temp slightly, not enough to make a difference for these fish in your climate. Current however, would definitely help in terms of disolved oxygen levels which is a good thing. Why is 12' too deep? How deep do you plan on making it?? If it's less than 8' you're Tiger Muskie will eventually die of heat stress.
They'll most likely be OK as fingerlings but I doubt they'll make it through a full year. Your pond will be pretty sizeable but without some depth for these guys to cool off they aren't going to make it.Some LM/SM Bass would be right at home there though.
i plan on making at least 4 feet and there in a tank right now in a 20 gal i'm might move them into a 55g before i get i put them in th pond. Is there any way of using like sort of ciller like they have in aquriums for a reasable price aquriums
Sure! A chiller would be great. Only problem is the size you would need would be humongous and very expensive. Even small chillers are pricy. At 4' deep your Tigers aren't going to last long I'm afriad. I'm sure that water will definitely be in the mid 80's during summer and without some depth to for them to seek some refuge you'll be stocking other fish in there by mid July
:-( I feel bad because it seems like all I'm laying on you is negative feedback but unfortunately it's the truth. I'd really like to hear you talking about how great they're doing 2yrs down the road. Consider making it deeper. Is it because you just don't want to go that deep??
For instance, I now live in Phoenix (used to be WI) and have a pool that is
10' at it's deepest point and is around 24,000 gallons. The surface water temp is currently at 92 deg F. Even diving to the bottom of the pool I don't feel much of a temp change. Granted it took the majority of summer for the pool to get of a uniform temp but I'm sure you can imagine your pond, with less cubic gallons, water that will surely be darker (than my pool) and a pond liner that's black is going to heat up quickly.
:-( I feel bad because it seems like all I'm laying on you is negative feedback but unfortunately it's the truth. I'd really like to hear you talking about how great they're doing 2yrs down the road. Consider making it deeper. Is it because you just don't want to go that deep??
For instance, I now live in Phoenix (used to be WI) and have a pool that is
10' at it's deepest point and is around 24,000 gallons. The surface water temp is currently at 92 deg F. Even diving to the bottom of the pool I don't feel much of a temp change. Granted it took the majority of summer for the pool to get of a uniform temp but I'm sure you can imagine your pond, with less cubic gallons, water that will surely be darker (than my pool) and a pond liner that's black is going to heat up quickly.
