chinese algae eater for pond

[b19fish]

I live in maui and i was wondering if 2 Chinese algae eater would be comfortable in the out outside pond its around 60 gallons and it houses 5 feeder goldfish and theres lots of live plants. I have posted a pic of the pond. Let me know what you think.

 

[Lexi_D]

I don't think you have any more room for other fish in there, and CAE are aggressive, so no, I wouldn't do it.

 

[Lupin]

How cold does it get there? Try nerite snails but forget the CAEs.

 

[b19fish]

I will have to look into getting the snails, it gets up in the high 80s here but drops to 60 at night. The pond is shaded so its not in the direct sunlight.

 

[SubRosa]

Temp won't be a problem. The real problem is that CAE only use algae as their main diet while small, up to maybe 3". After that they like to eat fish scales. And things are a bit crowded already.

 

[benzjamin13]

A 60g isn't really big enough to house a CAE without any aggression issues toward the Goldfish.

 

[vampie]

Beautiful little pond nevertheless.

 

[RodInCALIFORNIA]

i wish i lived in paradise