My mother has a pleco (quite large), and she was wondering if in the spring she would be able to put it out in her pond and if it would survive?
2007-02-16 04:33:50 · 7 answers · asked by HK 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
The pleco should be fine under the following conditions.
-82 degrees
-some kind of barrier outside of your pond. Preferably glass designed to allow air without letting birds in.
-other fish that wont kill them. Remember pond fish grow pretty big and aggressive.
-Also make sure that the lining is great quality, because plecos are used to sucking on glass.
2007-02-16 05:35:00 · answer #1 · answered by Gary p 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
undemanding plecos CAN live to inform the tale in an unheated, outdoor pond in the course of the hotter summer months, yet you would ought to deliver them interior for fall, iciness, and a number of spring. besides the undeniable fact that, they are fairly troublesome fish to internet (exceptionally in a 2000 gallon pond!) and could thrash and flail at the same time as stuck, hence increasing the opportunity of harm to themselves.. Did you want a pleco to regulate your algae boom? if so, sorry to break it to you, yet they gained't eat the undemanding algae in outdoor ponds (the stringy variety). you would ought to furnish particular food for them, and your goldfish and koi would gobble that up in the previous the pleco can get to it. also, plecos have a tendency to discover the slime masking the goldfish and koi to be tastier than algae, and also you'll have a authentic issue on your fingers! Your maximum ideal guess is to easily keep goldfish and koi on your pond, no plecos. desire that helped; solid success!
2016-12-04 06:22:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem at all if the water temp is in the proper range ( 70-85 F) or so. You might need to make further plans on what to do about it when cooler weather comes back though.
MM
2007-02-16 05:08:24 · answer #3 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, It may not survive the winter depending on where you are located but in warm weather it will be fine. Gets along well with koi and other fish.
2007-02-16 04:53:15 · answer #4 · answered by Corinne 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if the ponds holds a temp of 80 degrees it should be ok
so if you live in the southern half of the states it should be ok
if you live in the northern half of the states it will die
2007-02-16 04:40:19 · answer #5 · answered by seven_ms_man 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
just make sure theres netting over the pond so no big birds carry it off!
2007-02-16 04:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by lilmissbuffit 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes.
2007-02-16 04:38:52 · answer #7 · answered by Daniel-san 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋