Stocking pond - Page 2

Bob T Guy · 02-22-2009, 02:37 PM

I believe this is the site AquaBid.com - Sell or buy aquarium related equipment and fish in an auction format! (one caveat; I seem to recall that a number of the sellers in asian are rather sketchy, so you may want to avoid them if possible [which is unfortunate, because asia is where the majority of tropical fish come from]). You may want to check out the buy/sell sections of some tropical fish forums as well.

What temperature is "room temperature" for you? Most tropical fish will need the temp to be ~75-85*. If your room temperature is less than that you may want to look into a pond heater.

Having an indoor setup really opens up your options fish wise though, you can essentially treat it as an indoor aquarium. What might be neat is to get a large number of small schooling fish (something bright, like tetras so they're easy to see). With larger more aggressive fish in the pond they'll stick together in their school, which is really cool to see.

I'd be really interested in hearing more details about how you're setting things up, an indoor pond is something I've wanted to do for quite awhile.

n2extreme1 · 02-22-2009, 08:51 PM

The setup will be as follows. Pond will be 15 1/2 ft long, 3ft wide, by 2 ft high. A 4000 gph pump with a T fitting to 2 waterfall filters on either side. I had some iredescent sharks in a smaller pond outside that where good size. Between 2 and 3ft. They did well untill my heater went and the temp dropped down to 17 degrees. I want to get something with some size and maybe color so they will be easy to see.

Bob T Guy · 02-23-2009, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by n2extreme1

The setup will be as follows. Pond will be 15 1/2 ft long, 3ft wide, by 2 ft high. A 4000 gph pump with a T fitting to 2 waterfall filters on either side. I had some iredescent sharks in a smaller pond outside that where good size. Between 2 and 3ft. They did well untill my heater went and the temp dropped down to 17 degrees. I want to get something with some size and maybe color so they will be easy to see.

That sounds really awesome; I'll probably be spamming your inbox with questions in a couple of years when I go to setup my indoor pond

I'd really suggest taking a closer look at giant gouramis, they grow quite large (bigger than most cichlids) and from what I've seen/read they have a lot of personality. There's a fair number of videos on youtube of them (most of which are in tanks entirely too small for them

).

I think there's also a few knifefish that grow quite large, and are showy, not sure about personality though.

You may also want to look into an Emperor Panaque, I think they are one of the coolest fish I have ever seen.

wolf13 · 02-25-2009, 11:09 AM

too bad all species of snakeheads are illegal in the US now..... could have had some fun with carnivorous, highly aggressive fish that can travel on land in an indoor pond.....

seriously though with that size, and i am guessing visable from surface only? the width of the pond is your limiting factor for size of fish. an aggressive south american or central american larger cichlid mix might do well with some larger pleco's. However, when viewing form the top, wider fish are more fun i think than thin fish. something with some surface action. I think the coolest idea i saw was a mangrove paladrium with archerfish, with a few modifications to your idea you could have a heck of a display.

BadRabbit · 02-25-2009, 10:52 PM

I'd really like to see pix after its done. Unfortunetly I built a really nice pond landscape for my parents 2 years ago, still looks really nice after the winter is over and we clean it up. But the fish I guess I just dont know how to keep them, they keep freakin dying. We keep koi and cheaper big decent sized gold fish.

Bob T Guy · 02-25-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BadRabbit

I'd really like to see pix after its done. Unfortunetly I built a really nice pond landscape for my parents 2 years ago, still looks really nice after the winter is over and we clean it up. But the fish I guess I just dont know how to keep them, they keep freakin dying. We keep koi and cheaper big decent sized gold fish.

How deep is your pond? Do you have a bubbler or something else to keep a patch of water from freezing over?

BadRabbit · 02-25-2009, 11:05 PM

well, see we had 6 fish beginning of summer. The last 2 are inside now in a 55 gallon, one died in the tank a month ago or so. The others died in the pond. Theres 2 pumps bringing the water to the top for the waterfall both filterd, and theres a small sprinker attachment thing to agitate the water on the weaker pump. We buy the koi when they are young and cheap, im guessing the older bigger ones can survive through more.

the ponds completely coverd in snow and ice right now, no fish are in it. I take it down during winter.

02-22-2009, 02:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bob T Guy Coffee Baron Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The bastion of socialism and alcoholism	I believe this is the site AquaBid.com - Sell or buy aquarium related equipment and fish in an auction format! (one caveat; I seem to recall that a number of the sellers in asian are rather sketchy, so you may want to avoid them if possible [which is unfortunate, because asia is where the majority of tropical fish come from]). You may want to check out the buy/sell sections of some tropical fish forums as well. What temperature is "room temperature" for you? Most tropical fish will need the temp to be ~75-85*. If your room temperature is less than that you may want to look into a pond heater. Having an indoor setup really opens up your options fish wise though, you can essentially treat it as an indoor aquarium. What might be neat is to get a large number of small schooling fish (something bright, like tetras so they're easy to see). With larger more aggressive fish in the pond they'll stick together in their school, which is really cool to see. I'd be really interested in hearing more details about how you're setting things up, an indoor pond is something I've wanted to do for quite awhile. __________________ /\Click here/\

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BadRabbit Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit, Michigan	I'd really like to see pix after its done. Unfortunetly I built a really nice pond landscape for my parents 2 years ago, still looks really nice after the winter is over and we clean it up. But the fish I guess I just dont know how to keep them, they keep freakin dying. We keep koi and cheaper big decent sized gold fish. __________________ MCB Feedback pbn feedback[/size]

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BadRabbit Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit, Michigan	well, see we had 6 fish beginning of summer. The last 2 are inside now in a 55 gallon, one died in the tank a month ago or so. The others died in the pond. Theres 2 pumps bringing the water to the top for the waterfall both filterd, and theres a small sprinker attachment thing to agitate the water on the weaker pump. We buy the koi when they are young and cheap, im guessing the older bigger ones can survive through more. the ponds completely coverd in snow and ice right now, no fish are in it. I take it down during winter. __________________ MCB Feedback pbn feedback[/size]