I live in Michigan and have a medium size pond in my back yard. There are currently bass and crappie in it. I was wondering what kind of fish I could put in there to help clean some of the junk like leaves, grass clippings, etc that developes on the bottom. I was thinking carp or cat fish.
2007-01-04 11:35:09 · 12 answers · asked by atvman_400 5 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
crawdads are bottom feeder and food for the bass and wont afect the eco systemin your pond like having too many fish
2007-01-04 11:43:47 · answer #1 · answered by great white fisherman 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't even think of putting catfish in. You'll be introducing another predator to compete with the bass and crappie (which really don't go good together either in a small pond). Carp will help keep the aquatic plant growth down, bream will also eat just about anything. If you have any questions you should have a county extension agency and they will have all the info you need. Good luck.
2007-01-04 20:15:19 · answer #2 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely forget the catfish. They are predator fish and will not eat leaves and grass clippings. Also do not stock any common carp as they will indeed eventually overpopulate your pond if not strictly controlled. What you need to look into are Triploid Carp or Koi. They are a sterile version of carp specifically bred to clean up ponds sometimes known as grass carp.
2007-01-04 22:55:48 · answer #3 · answered by .40 Glock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catfish are bottom feeders, and grass carp will help keep the moss out of the pond. Try either one of those.
2007-01-04 19:40:36 · answer #4 · answered by esugrad97 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Definitly go with the Channel Catfish. Carp will overpopulate and take over. Also Channel Catfish are good eating while carp are not even edible in my book.
2007-01-04 19:40:11 · answer #5 · answered by luker 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
grass carp call conservation dept and tell them how large your pond is they in turn will tell you how many to put in your pond, I had a pond overrun with duckweed and cattails my pond approx 3/4 acre I put in four 10 in. they cleaned it up.
2007-01-05 21:21:47 · answer #6 · answered by BIG SON 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fish aren't going to clean it up get an old dump rake they used for hay years ago and make a drag to pull the stuff out
2007-01-06 09:42:36 · answer #7 · answered by Larry m 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
carp or catfish???? dont used them, GO with sucker!!!!! they work!!!!!
they're cheap, buy them as bait in local bait shop(buy the big ones not little or else they become food for bass/crappies).
2007-01-05 02:23:59 · answer #8 · answered by vy0441 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those suction ones, they clean the bottom. Look it up under FISH on Wikipedia.
2007-01-04 19:37:13 · answer #9 · answered by Curious 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Great White Shark.
2007-01-04 19:38:03 · answer #10 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋