Catching cichlids from my pond

[Fishfiles1]

pics now!!!

 

[Sawyer]

sorry, I'll post pics of the fish later today. but heres one of part of the pond (I can't get it all in one shot) http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3784655536/ I'm not sure how to post the pic so I'll just link you to it

and this has nothing to do with the fish in my pond, but is this a common pleco? http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3458737398/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3458733486/

were are you in florida? im in southwest fl

North fl

 

[thrak76]

and this has nothing to do with the fish in my pond, but is this a common pleco? http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3458737398/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3458733486/

That's a common... Sailfin, HiFin, Spotted, it's called several different common names in the chains. It will grow large, and will grow quickly.
Here's a link about that pleco.

 

[Wycco]

Awesome... how far south do you have to go before you can keep tropicals outdoors overwinter- I've heard of Cichlid ponds before but they normally have a hot-tub heater in them for the winter months.

Must be fantastic to have a pond of them.

I am curious what the water parms are like- is it hard water where you are?

 

[Sawyer]

I think? I don't really know for sure though

 

[Sawyer]

ok, here's pics of the fish. any ideas what they are?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3806598293/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3806595901/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3806598293/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3806582805/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3806580025/

 

[Arakkis]

Kinda looks like a tilapia to me.. or maybe a sunfish?

 

[chefjamesscott]

any pics of your pond

nice lookin fish though I dont know what kind

 

[dirtydawg10]

It's tough to tell from the pictures but they look like bluegill sunfish to me.

 

[Sawyer]

heres some of the pond

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3784655536/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3807444979/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37531707@N07/3808280030/

yeah, the do kind of look like bluegill sunfish from what I can see from pics online of them.. especially because of the 2 black spots. how big do bluegill sunfish get?