Sunfish in ponds?

Does anyone keep fish other than Koi or Goldfish in their pond? Anything
like sunfish or other domestics? If so, what are your general
comments/thoughts/precautions about doing so? Thanks.

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"Mac Cool" <> wrote in message
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> Does anyone keep fish other than Koi or Goldfish in their pond? Anything
> like sunfish or other domestics? If so, what are your general
> comments/thoughts/precautions about doing so? Thanks.
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I keep some rosy reds but they keep dying out for some reason. I never see
the bodies so assume something is having them for dinner. They're in the
one pond that's not netted.
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I was told by several pond places that you take the risk of parasites &
diseases when adding wild fish.

"Mac Cool" <> wrote in message
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> Does anyone keep fish other than Koi or Goldfish in their pond? Anything
> like sunfish or other domestics? If so, what are your general
> comments/thoughts/precautions about doing so? Thanks.
>
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> Mac Cool
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I kept Orfes in with the koi. Orfes are good at birth control. Smaller
fish are food to GF and koi. Ingrid


"Mac Cool" <> wrote in message
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> Does anyone keep fish other than Koi or Goldfish in their pond? Anything
> like sunfish or other domestics? If so, what are your general
> comments/thoughts/precautions about doing so? Thanks.
>
> --
> Mac Cool
>

In article <460532b2$0$21941$ >,
"drsolo" <dr-> wrote:

> I kept Orfes in with the koi. Orfes are good at birth control. Smaller
> fish are food to GF and koi. Ingrid
>
>
> "Mac Cool" <> wrote in message
> news:Xns98FD10CBA6507MacCool@130.133.1.4...
> > Does anyone keep fish other than Koi or Goldfish in their pond? Anything
> > like sunfish or other domestics? If so, what are your general
> > comments/thoughts/precautions about doing so? Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Mac Cool
> >

Out here in Southern California, mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) are
encouraged for all ponds for the prevention of West Nile. I have quite a
bunch in my pond, and the goldfish don't seem to bother them.

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On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:50:46 CST, "DCLong" <>
wrote:

>I was told by several pond places that you take the risk of parasites &
>diseases when adding wild fish.

Isn't that true of any new fish you add to the pond?

Regards,

Hal

In <eu3a4p$r5f$>, on 03/24/07
at 09:50 AM, "Reel McKoi" <> said:

>> Does anyone keep fish other than Koi or Goldfish in their pond? Anything
>> like sunfish or other domestics? If so, what are your general
>> comments/thoughts/precautions about doing so? Thanks.
>=============================
>I keep some rosy reds but they keep dying out for some reason. I never
>see the bodies so assume something is having them for dinner. They're
>in the one pond that's not netted.

I also keep a few rosy reds. They're more active than the goldfish. My
pond is very small (130 gallon preformed), so I can't keep many goldfish.
The painted turtle is happy, though.


Alan

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drsolo:

> I kept Orfes in with the koi. Orfes are good at birth control. Smaller
> fish are food to GF and koi. Ingrid

I'd never heard of them, apparently native to Europe. How large do they
grow?

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DCLong:

> I was told by several pond places that you take the risk of parasites &
> diseases when adding wild fish.

I think that is true of captive bred fish as well but sunfish do not have
be wild; there are plenty of places that sell them.

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<> wrote in message
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> In <eu3a4p$r5f$>, on 03/24/07
> at 09:50 AM, "Reel McKoi" <> said:
>
>>> Does anyone keep fish other than Koi or Goldfish in their pond? Anything
>>> like sunfish or other domestics? If so, what are your general
>>> comments/thoughts/precautions about doing so? Thanks.
>>=============================
>>I keep some rosy reds but they keep dying out for some reason. I never
>>see the bodies so assume something is having them for dinner. They're
>>in the one pond that's not netted.
>
> I also keep a few rosy reds. They're more active than the goldfish. My
> pond is very small (130 gallon preformed), so I can't keep many goldfish.
> The painted turtle is happy, though.
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Is the population of your rosy reds staying stable or dropping? We're not
sure what's happening to ours.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Zone 6. USA
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