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	fish other than koi and goldfish?
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	During a warm summer in certain areas, you can keep almost any fish outside. Lots of people keep livebearers, killies, labyrinth fish, and, yes, cichlids outside in tubs or ponds. But, of course, the big caveat is that you have to be able to bring them in when it starts to cool down, so you can't have an oscar out in a pond without a big tank to put him in the rest of the year. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
tropical_shark Hobbyist Posts: 68 Kudos: 61 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Feb-2002	Other types of pond fish are: Rudd, Tench (golden or green), Orfe (Golden and blue). The orfe are very active and do jump they also perfer being in groups. If you want more information let me know and i'll see what i can do!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
SheKoi Fish Addict Posts: 667 Kudos: 553 Votes: 4 Registered: 11-Feb-2004	ofres are good, but they perfer ponds with large surface areas to swim, they are very active fish. could get fathead minnows, i love these little guys, mine died while i was away this weekend, it was about 2.5-3in in length. get a large shoal and they look great, they will over winter if pond deep enough 2ft min, 4ft better. shubumkins, more or less blue goldfish but very nice fish, i have 2 in my small pond. www.blooming-brilliant.co.uk
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
mariosim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 245 Votes: 20 Registered: 28-Jul-2004	tilapias (sp?) are big around here, but they get kinda large for indoor tanks (i have no idea about their survivabilty in colder climes). also, they breed like underwater rabbits. turtles may be a good alternative if you have a good substrate for hibernation, and your fish are too big to be eaten. my neighbor put several game fish (several sunfish and a smallmouth bass) in his, but i do not know the legality of his actions. our winters are very mild, and freezing is rarely a proplem.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22
Dolf Enthusiast Posts: 203 Kudos: 180 Votes: 46 Registered: 09-May-2004	As mariosim suggests, native species can make for an interesting pond. You need to know if what you're keeping is a protected species. Many states like Arizona have laws to protect their native species. Mostly these pertain to resale of fish, not catching and keeping.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22


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