Other Fish?

I have a 1200 gallon pond, about 2 months old. Lots of plants, a couple of
butterfly koi and several fancy goldfish. The pond has a stream with 8 small
pools loaded with veggie filter plants. I also have a little area in the
pond with anacaris for the fish to feed on if they wish. The water is so
clear, you could drink it. I have been keeping inside aquariums for many
years, so I am well tuned into healthy fish management.

I have several 8"-9" show quality Red Hook Silver Dollars. Great fish that
will eat right out of my hand. I would really like to move these and an 8"
Blood Parrot (a fish, not a bird) out into the pond for the Summer. These
are completely disease-free and incredibly healthy fish. They are medium on
the quickness scale and show little or no aggression towards other fish.
Because these are large fish, they should be relatively easy to catch and
move back inside this fall.

I haven't heard anyone here talk about moving inside fish into their pond
for the Summer. What's the downside?

--
Captain Ed

The downside is that there is a chance somebody could come along
and eat them... I've never tried to get too fond of
my fish or frogs (though I am rather attached
to Her Royal Highness The Lady Bullfrog as she has
been around for years...)

Predator precautions (by no means 100% effective)
- netting
- motion activated sprinkers
- electric fencing
- fishing line strung around
- humane traps
- sending husband out at 1am armed with the kitchen broom
(worked for the raccoon...)

"Ed" <> wrote in message
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> I haven't heard anyone here talk about moving inside fish into their pond
> for the Summer. What's the downside?
>
Brevity snips!
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Predators eating them and catching them in the fall. How will catch them in
the fall in such a large body of water?
--

RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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On May 22, 4:37 pm, kathy <ka30per...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The downside is that there is a chance somebody could come along
> and eat them... I've never tried to get too fond of
> my fish or frogs (though I am rather attached
> to Her Royal Highness The Lady Bullfrog as she has
> been around for years...)

My bullfrog eats Hopper Mice for one! And I suspect a lot more of the
pond's living occupants also!

>
> Predator precautions (by no means 100% effective)
> - netting
> - motion activated sprinkers
> - electric fencing
> - fishing line strung around
> - humane traps
> - sending husband out at 1am armed with the kitchen broom
> (worked for the raccoon...)

Ed wrote:

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>
> I haven't heard anyone here talk about moving inside fish into their pond
> for the Summer. What's the downside?


I've had Oscars in mine. They love it and are interesting to see in a larger
environment. The downside is catching them in fall, especially if you have a
large pond.

I draped bird netting across mine. Secure one side with rocks or pegs. Weigh
the center down with small rocks. Then you just hold the other end and lift
when they swim over.

Not as easy as it sounds though, after the first lift they get wary.


San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

On Thu, 22 May 2008 17:53:20 EDT, "Ed" <>
wrote:

>I have a 1200 gallon pond, about 2 months old. Lots of plants, a couple of
>butterfly koi and several fancy goldfish. The pond has a stream with 8 small
>pools loaded with veggie filter plants. I also have a little area in the
>pond with anacaris for the fish to feed on if they wish. The water is so
>clear, you could drink it. I have been keeping inside aquariums for many
>years, so I am well tuned into healthy fish management.
>
>I have several 8"-9" show quality Red Hook Silver Dollars. Great fish that
>will eat right out of my hand. I would really like to move these and an 8"
>Blood Parrot (a fish, not a bird) out into the pond for the Summer. These
>are completely disease-free and incredibly healthy fish. They are medium on
>the quickness scale and show little or no aggression towards other fish.
>Because these are large fish, they should be relatively easy to catch and
>move back inside this fall.
>
>I haven't heard anyone here talk about moving inside fish into their pond
>for the Summer. What's the downside

I know that Silver Dollars & Parrot fish will tear apart a fancy goldfish
in a tank. So I would consider that a downside even in a pond.

I have moved fancy goldfish from inside to out, but it is a pain to bring
them in and de-parasite them, which requires a salt dip and acclimating
they to the inside temp slowly, unless one catches the outside temp close
to the inside temp. ~ jan
------------
Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

Your pond temperature is not regulated like indoors. Will these fish survive the temperature swings?

yup .... cleaning em up is a pain. Ingrid

On Sat, 24 May 2008 17:24:51 EDT, ~ jan <> wrote:
>I have moved fancy goldfish from inside to out, but it is a pain to bring
>them in and de-parasite them, which requires a salt dip and acclimating
>they to the inside temp slowly, unless one catches the outside temp close
>to the inside temp. ~ jan
>------------
>Zone 7a, SE Washington State
>Ponds: www.jjspond.us

What percent dip do you use for removing parasites?