personally I'd get one big wels cat and dump it in there, maybe three, that'd be fun at feeding time
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Well I haven't really had time to fish it and see what else there might be besides the goldfish. I have caught a ton or minnows and tadpoles. Must not be any predators. I think I am going to add some koi and some natives. Maybe some channel cat?
get a flathead or blue, m addicted to big coldwater cats if you can tell, you could get a couple alligator gars, they used to live in ohio until people wiped them out!!!!!! I'd love to be able to fish for those anywhere around me but they also got wiped out
Well is there any rules about releasing alligator gar into the wild? It is possible for this pond to over flow in times of extreme flooding. It will over flow, and then the water runs across my field and into a small stream that runs into the Scioto River. So if everything were to go right and the fish really wanted to. They could make it to freedom. Down the Scioto to the Ohio and then onto the Mississipi....
Not exactly sure where orient is at, but it doesn't really matter as far as fish goes ... Any cold water fish should be fine.
I'm a fan of the big predator type fish, but in my backyard pond I went with koi and goldfish and I don't regret it. They are pretty friendly, active, and obviously colorful.
Natives are cool and can be pellet trained, but I don't think they will swim right up to you, which is why I went with the koi
*an albino channel (or several) would be cool, especially if u can get them to come to the surface to feed
I'm a fan of the big predator type fish, but in my backyard pond I went with koi and goldfish and I don't regret it. They are pretty friendly, active, and obviously colorful.
Natives are cool and can be pellet trained, but I don't think they will swim right up to you, which is why I went with the koi
*an albino channel (or several) would be cool, especially if u can get them to come to the surface to feed
Orient is just south of Columbus. About 25 minutes from Downtown. But still out in the country. I am thinking albino cats and koi.
brich999;5022336; said:
Nope, it's still small as far as ponds go; the "large" ponds that some people have in their backyards are the equivalent of a nano aquarium when it comes to ponds vs. lakes. The smallest "standard definition" of a lake that I can find is a surface area of 5 acres, but most of the other "standard definitions" classify much larger bodies of water (12 acres, 20 acres, etc.) as the baseline for being a lake.
gogger;5030732; said:
I would just stock native fishes if it has the potential to flood into a nearby stream.
I would stock a bunch of bluegills, a few channel catfish, a flathead catfish or two, a few smallmouth bass or largemouth bass, and a couple of longnose gars to help cover the monster/primitive native aspect. Add all of the bluegills first then build your food chain from the bottom up by adding the rest of the fish a few weeks apart.
You'll have to restock it at some point without supplemental feedings and such, but the fish will keep themselves in check while providing fishing opportunities.
I have a friend here in Colorado that has a 2 and a half foot albino channel cat that is 12 years old, He keeps in with his Koi and it will eat right out of your hand along with the koi. It is very cool
