What sort of fish/aquatic creature can survive in the pond behind my house?

Question

There is a fairly large pond behind my house, comparable to a lake. It is about 10 -20 feet deep in the deepest places. There are currently no living creatures other than turtles and snakes. How can I get some fish in here or any type of aquatic creature? I know you can buy those mini shrimp that hatch when you mix them with water, but can you buy them in huge quantities? Are there any types of fish I can purchase online?

Answer 1

koy are good and hearty. It would be a wonderful koy pond

Answer 2

Koi and the slim-bodied goldfish such as commons, comets and shubunkins would be the only aquarium type fish that would survive. But, I see these as a waste of a beautiful fish if you have such a large pond that, probably most of the time you wouldn't see them because they would be off on the other side or deep or whatever or they'd get eaten by the turtles, snakes and other wildlife such as racoons, birds, etc. I don't know where you live, but do some research to find out what native fish live in your area, such as trout, bluegill, crappie, etc. and consider some of those.

Answer 3

Well mostly goldfish, and koi. These guys are carp and can get really cold. They can survive their pond freezing over as long as the whole pond doesn't freeze solid.

You might look at paradise gouramis (aka acropodus opercularis, aka paradise fish) as well. They are basically large bettas, but can take much colder water. Like bettas they can easily take stagnate water. However they aren't going to do well below 50F. These guys will be fine with insects, and mosquito larvae.

Answer 4

Any small fish you put in their, even some of the larger ones, might be eaten by both the Turtles and Snakes in the pond. Koi fish might survive, and they can get pretty big. Maybe some frogs too... but they might get noisy.

Answer 5

For an outdoor pond you want either Goldfish of Koi. Do not however get the little fancy goldfish you want real goldfish. My stepdad has had these two types in his pond for 10+ years

Answer 6

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Answer 7

It depends on the type of pond you have. You have to build a special type of pond for Koi. There are a bunch of native species that you can introduce. Other types include goldfish, Tench, Common minnow, Roach, and Rudd.

Answer 8

goldfish would survive.. but then again they most likely would be food for the other animals living there. best bet call game commision about stocking the pond they can add bass sunfish and maybe some other fish.. or tell you who you can call to do that for you..

Answer 9

the little sucker fish can live in backyard ponds, they get pretty big too

Answer 10

If it's freshwater you should get Oscars or carp something that can handle small space.