what fish can go in? - Aquarium Advice

d1anonly22 · 05-26-2009, 02:46 AM

i want to build an outdoor pond, and i was curious if i could put some cichlids in it during the summer, it is really warm here and i would pull them out during winter, if not cichlids can i go for any other fish besides koi, i really dont want such an average pond?

Fromthelbc · 05-27-2009, 01:21 AM

since you live in visalia, you can probably go to a local pond and catch some blue gill, or other assorted sun fish, they tend to do fine in a pond... we have one set up with like 7 bluegill, one bass, and one crappie...

d1anonly22 · 05-27-2009, 01:52 AM

wow got any pics?

Fromthelbc · 05-27-2009, 08:35 PM

i have pics from when they were in my tank... i'll snap some the next time i go out to the pond...

d1anonly22 · 05-28-2009, 03:02 AM

i remember this livebreader magazine read said that the author of one of the stories had a pond in his back yard that had salin fin mollies in it and they looked amazing swimming around and the males displaying there beautiful fins for the females, yeah i would love to see pics of your pond, and i think i really want some lyretail mollies for my pond, i could put them in a tank during the winter time.

Tony Gill · 05-29-2009, 09:34 PM

I keep sailfin mollies (Poecilia latipinna) in my pond year-round. Winters don't get particularly cold here in Phoenix though - or last all that long either. I also keep American flagfish, blue-fin killies and a few other odds and ends. They all breed like flies.

Tony

d1anonly22 · 05-30-2009, 05:50 AM

what will it take for the pond? do i need a filter? what size should it be?

Fromthelbc · 05-30-2009, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by d1anonly22

what will it take for the pond? do i need a filter? what size should it be?

pond filter, they have them at like lowes and hd, or you can get a real pond filter that works well, you'll also need a UV sterilizer, because over exposed sun will cause insane algae blooms, get some more odds and ends too, like gravel if you want to plant aquarium plants in it, (i have some anarchis and some hornwort along with some other mixed aquarium plants in my friends pond that i take care of) they grow like crazy, our 1 pack of 5 anarchis has become large enough to trim it into 4 packs of 5. i'd do it.

d1anonly22 · 05-30-2009, 04:51 PM

well if i didnt get the uv sterilizer and just put my 12 inch pleco and some other algae eaters like ghost shrimp and mystery snails, or maybe more plecos and chines algae eaters. would that be okay?

Fromthelbc · 05-30-2009, 05:47 PM

pleco's are tropical fish, all the pleco's we've put in have died...