HMMM growing out in a dam? possible???

You know, there are plenty of people all over the world who keep "GOLDFISH" ponds...with no worry whatsoever of the goldfish going anywhere. I see no reason that if Pinks has a pond that he made on his property for his own enjoyment...same as any goldfish pond....he aught to be able to put what he wants in it. He seems fairly certain there are no issues with the fish escaping into the wild.

Pinks, if the water is healthy and you don't mind them eating your guppies/minnows/tadpoles....lol...I see no problems with keeping them in there temporarily until they can grow to a good size for your tank.

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HEy,
Omg EMG, thank you lol your the only person to agree, yea its practically just a 5 m by 5m big goldfish pond without goldfish, hmm ill give it ago with soem freshwater perch or soemthing and if there ok ill put in soem red devils
 
Sometimes I think it's just a knee-jerk reaction...of course you don't want to be adding non native species to any environment....I just dont think folks were understanding that it's a backyard homemade pond.

Hope it works out well for you Pinks !
 
If it is a man made pond that has no feed from anything but a hose, I see no problem with it other than the example you set as Mojo already pointed out. However, this doesn't sound like it is man made. You have already stated that in the summer it is fed by a stream that "doesn't go anywhere." If it is a naturally occuring stream, it must start and end somewhere. It may go back underground and any diseases will go underground with it spreading where ever the underground stream goes. Also, if your fish spawn, it is also possible the eggs or fry could also go underground.

I don't know, to me it sounds like a bad idea and I wouldn't chance it. If you want an outdoor pond, find somewhere on your property and dig one. There are tons of kits you can buy that are not expensive.

Just my $0.02
 
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Hey,
Yes its man made, we used an excavator to dig it, but the summer stream, just fills up with rain water you see when we get rain, and soemtimes it runs into it, but no im absolutly certain there will be no negative effects of this.
 
I think part of the misunderstanding might have come from the use of the word "dam". Normally, a dam is only used to restrain a continuous natural waterflow and create an area of standing water. That implies a permanent connection to native waters on both in inflow and outflow sides of the dam.

If, however, what you have is a seasonal stream with no permanent water on either side, then you can put in it whatever you want.

Now, this is also a case where if we knew where you live, we would be able to tell you if what to expect from a climate perspective.
 
Harry Tolen said:
I think part of the misunderstanding might have come from the use of the word "dam". Normally, a dam is only used to restrain a continuous natural waterflow and create an area of standing water. That implies a permanent connection to native waters on both in inflow and outflow sides of the dam.

If, however, what you have is a seasonal stream with no permanent water on either side, then you can put in it whatever you want.

Now, this is also a case where if we knew where you live, we would be able to tell you if what to expect from a climate perspective.
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Bingo.
 
It's all good pinks. Go ahead with your idea. Like Harry Tolen said, a dam is not usually associated with ponds, unless you've built one. Just a case of missunderstanding. Go ahaid and put your fish in there, just remember to watch the water temperature in your "pond", because, being outside it will change with the weather. I'm not sure were you live, so the weather might not change to dramatically to be a concern.
 
Hi,
Yes i can see this, i live in australia, so i can see what you mean now by the misunderstanding, yes it stays rather hot around here, Well ill put soem in soon and keep you posted o nthe growth if anyones interested.
 
Out of curiosity, what part of Australia? Hopefully it doesn't get too warm in th summer or too cold in the winter. If the temperatures stay within an acceptable range, you should get some spectacular growth out of your fish. Please do keep us posted.
 
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