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	Curious Over Wintering
sora Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 96 Votes: 134 Registered: 28-Feb-2007	hey i actually dont have a pond or a coldwater tank but i was just a little curious. ive heard of people keeping goldfish in their ponds over the winter. i was wondering if anybody has done that with a smaller fish like a school of WCMM's? i just thought about it the other day. The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we dont know what to do.
Posted 26-Jan-2008 19:22
sora Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 96 Votes: 134 Registered: 28-Feb-2007	Sheesh lol people dont get on here to often do they? ohwell its all good. ill just look it up online. The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we dont know what to do.
Posted 02-Feb-2008 16:27
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	WCMM can handle a wide temperature range, and can also handle the cycling process that would occur the following spring. However, they wouldn't handle the freezing temps that some goldfish and koi can handle. Many areas of the US would get too cold for them to go year round without being in a deep enough pond. ^_^
Posted 04-Feb-2008 03:21
sora Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 96 Votes: 134 Registered: 28-Feb-2007	Edited by sora thank you so much babel so a deeper pond would help them survive through the winter? like how deep? a few feet? thanks The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we dont know what to do.
Posted 04-Feb-2008 04:39
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	I think it's 4' that's the general rule, and that does seem a bit extreme for just white clouds. 4 feet to keep from freezing solid in most areas, combined with lots of surface movement to keep the surface from freezing over. Some areas may need a surface heater, which while they work, are very inefficient. Any of the more temperate areas of the us it would work though. ^_^
Posted 10-Feb-2008 12:15


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