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proycraft
09-06-2003, 9:51 PM
whats a good cichlid for ponds. i'd said about 2-3' deep and 150 to 200g. i live in florida so it dosent freeze but i know i need a heater and filters
peifc
09-06-2003, 10:36 PM
If you want to build a pond, look into MoJo's website, www.aquamojo.com
He has an indoor pond.
demon_surfer
09-06-2003, 11:01 PM
most cichlids would be good...have to take care for the herons though they will come along and eat everything
Verse914
09-06-2003, 11:52 PM
Heres the pond we keep our cichlids in(but only during the summer months)...
http://www.gladiator914.homestead.com/PondPics.html
proycraft
09-07-2003, 11:18 AM
how would you keep birds away and what about snakes
Verse914
09-07-2003, 12:02 PM
we dont have a snake problem and we havent had a bird problem yet either. The pond has been setup for the summer for a few years now, and we have no losses as of yet.
Matt W
09-07-2003, 1:00 PM
Keeping birds away....you can go with a net covering the whole pond...or the old fashioned way...a scarecrow. Really, it should work!
proycraft
09-07-2003, 1:09 PM
would have never thought of a scarecrow
125gJoe
09-07-2003, 1:12 PM
WOW ! Verse914 they look great! I guess you can't see them very good in the pond.
Oscars also work with a pond as they are hardy fish. I had 2 that did well until Winter. I should have put a heater in. Central Florida still gets too cold for them. South of Okeechobee is ok...
Verse914
09-07-2003, 1:24 PM
The pond stays clear most of the time, but it can get green at times. When we do the water changes, it clears it back up pretty good. You can see the fish from the top and you can tell that they have grown and are coloring up nice. Its very cool, but then you get anxious to take them out :D
proycraft
09-07-2003, 2:26 PM
what do you use as sudstrate? gravel, sand ?
Verse914
09-07-2003, 3:16 PM
we use gravel.
Nice little pond you have there verse and I absolutly love your little front thats on the green mesh net. Hes going to be a friggin beaut once mature. He's already nicely colored and shaped.
Verse914
09-07-2003, 3:44 PM
Thanks optix. This is him several months ago before I put him in the pond...
http://www.gladiator914.homestead.com/juvfront2.jpg
proycraft
09-07-2003, 6:04 PM
will koi and arowana go together
dave76
09-10-2003, 10:48 PM
man that better be one big pond first off, and I hope you plan to start with koi that are bigger than your arowana otherwize the aro will look at them as a snack. Also get used to the idea of grabbing your aro and throwing him back into the pond. First time it sees something above the water line that looks tatsy he will be outta there!
Tightdog1
09-10-2003, 11:05 PM
Big koi and medium/small arowana.
nice pond Verse914.