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07-25-2005, 12:56 AM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: washington
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|  bottom feeder suggestions? Hey, does anyone know a good bottom feeder for a pond? I am guessing that it is between 200-250 gallons and is stocked with around 30 (and diminishing) goldfish. Currently there is a channel catfish over a foot long and growing in there eating everyone while they sleep. I would like to eat him errr hmmm, trade him for something else. I live in the cold, damp, *great* NW and need somthing that can winter over. The pond was just given to me by a friend and i spent this weekend digging it from the old home and installing into it's new home. I don't have any history on the pond or the inhabitants. AND..the biggest gold fish is 9 inches long and 5 inches tall  Thanks in advance  |
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07-25-2005, 05:20 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: May 2005 Location: England
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| well... i have seen these odd looking fish at massive wholeslaers somehwere not sure what there called.. but they look like sword fish and they are a creamy colour... and they are pretty big...but they would deff do the job |
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07-26-2005, 01:37 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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 .Um, I have no actual experience but I remember seeing this really cute shark online (not really a shark) that apparently ate algae and could tolerate pond temperatures, let's see if I can find it again... Yes, I saw in on liveaquaria.com: Chinese Hi Fin Banded Shark. I'm not sure in actual practice if this will work for you, but you may want to research him more and see. He's very QT.... oh but he can get really gigantic... maybe you can enlarge your pond 
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07-26-2005, 03:48 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cape Cod, MA
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| Those suckers get HUGE! LOL Tho it would be neat.... From what I've read, they get very plain looking as they age. If you're interested in them, I can get you the text from one of my books (my only fishy book that mentions them afaik) In the "what were they thinking" category, my local PetCo got a half dozen of them in last week and were selling them as tank fish in with their orandas. I don't think there was any information on the price tag about them tho I was half-tempted to ask the guy working (the only one there who makes my skin crawl) just to see what he'd say, will have to take a peek next time I pop over.
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07-26-2005, 12:28 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: washington
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| 24-36 inches!! wow, thanks guys, but I am trying to get rid of the large fish and replace it with something a bit smaller . I will be building a much larger pond later on (1-2 years) that will have room for your shark though, he does sound interesting and I will keep him in mind. I promised a friend he could put some trout in my not-yet-here pond  Maybe I will give it a try without any bottom feeder for awhile. I'm building a pergola to shade it anyway.... |
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07-26-2005, 01:31 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: spokane'wa
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| ive kept dojos in a pond i live in the harsh winter of washington they do just fine they get about a foot in lenght
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07-26-2005, 04:55 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: spokane'wa
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| yes they do verry well in both tropical and cold wa ter
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07-27-2005, 12:55 PM
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| Little Fish Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: spokane'wa
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| just acumalate for an extra hour
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