Hi,
I've got a pond in my garden made from an old water tank... its quite deep and narrow, though reasonably long. It siits above ground against a wall, shaded by trees, surrounded by bricks, with potted ferns around its edge.
It contains a lily and a papyrus in pots, and some floating oxgernators, as well as a filtration pump, with the outlet at the surface to splash the wateer and oxygenate it a bit.
It is currently home to 3 goldfish, one 3 inches, one 2 1/2, and another 2 inch one that has a problem with swimming...he sits on the bottom all day.
I was wondering if there are other smallish fish we could get for other than the goldies, or if we could put newts in as well?
2007-08-06 02:21:34 · 8 answers · asked by Stardust 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
I heard that frogs eat fish sometimes- and besides, I dont think it would be very good for them cos' its a big drop to the (paved) ground on one side, and we have a dog.
2007-08-07 00:18:09 · update #1
We live in London, UK.
It doesnt get that cold in winter, though the pond surface freezes I think.
2007-08-07 00:19:32 · update #2
Minnows would be cool, theres a upturned pot with little holes in the tank that I think they'd like to dart in and out of.
Dont they need running water though? Our pond has some circulation, but its not great.
2007-08-07 00:21:23 · update #3
No offence, but Koi are just big goldfish to me! Pretty, but I'm after something different
2007-08-07 00:22:17 · update #4
No-one has newts then?
I'd love to put some axolotls in but I think they're carnivorous and would probably munch my fish
2007-08-07 00:23:12 · update #5
That depends in large part on where you live. Since this pond is above ground, it's really influenced strongly by air temperature and unless you live in southern FL or points south, you can expect it to freeze some during the winter. I would loook to native species of fish from your area, small minnows, darters, sunfish and the like. If you do live in a fairly southern region, you could probably add something like White Cloud Mountain Minnows with no problem at all.
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2007-08-06 03:09:28 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the climate of where you live and size of the pond. As far as frogs go i have a 5000 gallon pond and bought a bullfrog for it. Well the one i bought took off but i have many other native frogs that decided to make their home in my pond and everymorning i have to scoop them out of them pool and put them back in the pond. So buying a frog is a waste of money unless you have a net over the pond to keep them in. Otherwise you will probably have frogs come and go that are native to your area. The nice thing about having the frogs that come to your pond is it is a good sign that your water is pretty good. frogs absorb water through their skin and unhealthy water will cause them to get ill so if native species make their home in your pond its a good indication your water is healthy but not always true. The bad thing is some may harm your fish. i have never had bad expierence with that but i have heard of people that have. You can always add some snails as well they will help eat some algae and keep the pond looking nice. You could also add some minnows or sunfish. personally i like koi but there are a few oiptions that are available. Pretty much any fish that is native to your area that live in the lakes that do not grow to large for your pond will be ok. hope this helps and good luck.
2007-08-06 03:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by craig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Koi are a good pond fish. You can find small young ones. Over time they do get much larger than goldies though.
2007-08-06 02:36:09 · answer #3 · answered by Patricia S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure there are plenty :- * Salmonidae * Salmon * Oncorhynchus * Trout * Phoxinus * Lepomis * Goldfish * Tanichthys * climate loach issues like the shubunkin and goldfish are styles of gold fish as I actually have a goldfish a blackmoore and a shubunkin in my tank and there large jointly, desire it helps
2016-10-14 03:45:11 · answer #4 · answered by carvajal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Japanese KOI fish they're very common and exotic fish to put in pretty ponds!!!
They come i n a variety of colors and are not found in normal pet shops. They are not that big.
http://www.kertito.hu/images/halak/koi_2.jpg
http://blog.sethgodin.silkware.com/FindAttachment/3175/1117021575217/koi.JPG
GLAD I COULD HELP!!!
2007-08-06 02:31:03 · answer #5 · answered by ツMツ 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You could add koi or snails
2007-08-06 04:23:25 · answer #6 · answered by Emily A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can put fancy goldfish in there i'm pretty sure, and i know that you can put black moors in there, unless you wanted something completely different from goldfish.
2007-08-09 20:15:16 · answer #7 · answered by Trevor C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put frogs in it. its colorful
2007-08-06 02:23:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋