what critters do u have in your pond?

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The title says it all ^ right now in my pond I have:
2 bullheadcatfish
2koi
3 shubunk in so gold fish
False map turtle
Multiple top minnows
Tons of frogs and toads
 

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Frogs, fish, tads, snails and whatever else wants to live there.
 
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6 Butterfly Koi
40 Goldfish/Shubunkins
Frogs
Tads
snails
wild ducks
snake
baby snappiShubunkinsng turtle (if it survived winter) it's about the size of a half dollar
Lots of diffent birdies
 
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Koi, goldfish, shubunkins, a couple crayfish, some trapdoor snails, a handful of frogs of all sizes, and the occasional wandering turtle. And lots and lots and lots of microscopic critters that do their part in the pond ecosystem. We can't see them, but we appreciate them, too!
 

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Thirty + goldfish: a mix of Watonai, Wakin, Shubunkins, a few fantails, a Ryunkin, comets, and a few commons. Then, there are the babies that are probably a mix of all-of-the-above.

Trapdoor snails.

A couple of frogs and toads call the area home.

My box turtles are in a separate habitat, but they have a bog that is shared with the pond via PVC conduit.
 
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Can I please assume that your pics are from last year? Man, I can't wait for my pond to look pretty and green like your pics!
I have too many koi (22 I think), bullfrogs, Northern Cricket frogs, and the occasional painted turtle that comes to visit mid summer. In my goldfish pond I have goldfish, shubunkins, fantains, bullfrogs and small peeper and NC frogs, and the turtle usually jumps ponds daily.
 

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[QUI'll ="Lisak1, post: 261878, member: 6145"]I was going to offer the same advice - channel catfish get very big very fast. Although I hear they are delicious... ;)[/QUOTE]
Ya i will probs get a baby so when it grows up i will give it to my neighbor he has a 3000gal pond
 
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When I was a kid, we would check out the bluegill "nests" they made in the mud. Must have been where eggs or babies were laid/born. So, if that's their normal habitat, wonder how they would do in a pond with no mud on the bottom? What about an albino catfish? Do they grow as fast as the other catfish? Keep in mind, when you want to catch a fish, they don't want to be caught. I've found catching fish before the water warms is the easiest time, or after it gets really cold. They slow down a lot, and are easier to net. Otherwise, they are VERY hard to net, especially if you have anything in your pond (shelves, rocks, pots of plants, etc.) for them to hide behind.
 

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I only have fish, lots of fish. Too many fish really.
8 standard koi
3 butterfly koi
4 comet goldfish
1 shubunkin goldfish
2 oranda goldfish
1 black moore goldfish
1 ryukin goldfish
1 large wild carpsucker

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....so yeah, too many fish :D
 

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