ideas for fish for my new pond??

[carlsunderland]

Just building a new pond its 7ft/3ft and 9 bricks high just need to know what pump. Filter and fish would u guys start off with. Thanks in advance.

 

[j.w]

I have a pondmaster 24 submersible pump going strong for 12yrs now in my abt 2400 gal pond. A more power efficient pump would be a Laguna Max Flo and I'm leaning towards one of those in the future. They have different sizes for your size of pond. You need to figure out how many gallons your pond is and do you have a waterfall? You use metric so I can't help you there but here is how I figure mine out:

How can I determine the amount of water in my pond?

To determine the gallons of water in a square or rectangular pond:

Multiply average length x average width x average depth x 7.5 = gallons of water.

To determine the gallons of water in a circular pond:

Multiply (half the diameter) x (half the diameter) x 3.14 x depth x 7.5 = gallons

 

[carlsunderland]

I have a pondmaster 24 submersible pump going strong for 12yrs now in my abt 2400 gal pond. A more power efficient pump would be a Laguna Max Flo and I'm leaning towards one of those in the future. They have different sizes for your size of pond. You need to figure out how many gallons your pond is and do you have a waterfall? You use metric so I can't help you there but here is how I figure mine out:

How can I determine the amount of water in my pond?

To determine the gallons of water in a square or rectangular pond:

Multiply average length x average width x average depth x 7.5 = gallons of water.

To determine the gallons of water in a circular pond:

Multiply (half the diameter) x (half the diameter) x 3.14 x depth x 7.5 = gallons

ber: 2221"]I have a pondmaster 24 submersible pump going strong for 12yrs now in my abt 2400 gal pond. A more power efficient pump would be a Laguna Max Flo and I'm leaning towards one of those in the future. They have different sizes for your size of pond. You need to figure out how many gallons your pond is and do you have a waterfall? You use metric so I can't help you there but here is how I figure mine out:

How can I determine the amount of water in my pond?

To determine the gallons of water in a square or rectangular pond:

Multiply average length x average width x average depth x 7.5 = gallons of water.

To determine the gallons of water in a circular pond:
Im just starting to build it so im getting a bit fussy cant wait to get it finished. Thanks
Multiply (half the diameter) x (half the diameter) x 3.14 x depth x 7.5 = gallons[/quote]
Thanks for that. Im just start

 

[Big Lou]

Welcome caris. I concur with JW's initial advice. Good Luck. Please keep us updated

 

[JBtheExplorer]

For fish, I'd recommend getting Shubunkins. In my opinion they're the coolest looking pond fish.

 

[Shan]

Regarding fish, I learned that you can see orange better in the pond.

I have beautiful black and calico fish, but they're hard to see.

 

[Lisak1]

Brightly colored fish are easier to see, for sure! We also learned that what we can see, predators can more easily see, too! We had what we believe was a skunk get two of our big fish last year, both of them bright and shiny. Our "pond mutts" which are still darkly colored (and may remain that way, we'll see what spring brings!) were untouched. I was hoping the more colorful ones would have bigger brains and know they needed to hide because they stick out like a sore thumb... apparently not! No evolution of the species going on there!

So koi. shubunkins, goldfish, golden orfe... there are many options. My best advice is to choose the type of fish you enjoy, but start small. Smaller fish are less expensive and they do grow so fast - you will be amazed! Start small in numbers, too. It's so exciting when you start adding fish to the pond that many (myself included!) go overboard on the numbers. The best way to create problems for yourself and your pond is to overstock. So get a few fish and make sure you are off to a good start - it's sad to lose a fish to inexperience, but it would be way worse to lose a whole pond full. Good luck! Nothing like a new pond!

 

[j.w]

And watch out for those Heron birds that come to have a sushi lunch at the side of your pond. I had to finally break down and put a net over my pond. Tried everything else and nothing works like this net. My fish are free to do what they want any old time now.............they can sunbathe naked in all their glowing colors right on top of the water now if they like

 

[HARO]

Come on, j.w...... SUNBATHE? REALLY? In YOUR soggy neck of the woods? They're more likely to get a RAIN TAN!
John

 

[morewater]

With all the flooding in the UK, you'd think they'd give up on ponds

 

[j.w]

We don't get much of that old sol but when we do we sure know how to appreciate it down here. We all drag out the blow up pools, lawn furniture, bbq's, sun tan lotion, hot dogs and marshmallows and the next day we pack it all up
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[Big Lou]

I wonder if herons are such a plague to natural waterways? JW, have you ever read anything about herons impact on wild salmon?

 

[j.w]

A short film about Annacotty Weir outside Limerick city,Ireland. The Salmon try to get past the weir to go and spawn where they hatched. Whist attempting to jump the weir they also are being hunted by a very successful angler. The Heron !
If they can catch them there Lou then they can catch them anywhere else.

 

[Big Lou]

Very good film. Heron's and Egret's are everywhere back in SW Louisiana. The rice fields/commerical crawfish farms provide a never closing buffet. Flooded rice fields are filled with all sorts of little edible delights.

Amazing sight to see flocks of those birds gathered in the flooded fields. Ironic that such beautiful creatures are such a bane to innocent garden ponds.

 

[addy1]

I use on line calculators to get the right size.

http://www.justliners.com/prodspec.htm

http://easypropondproducts.com/pond-calculations

I have a mix of gf and shubunkins, Gives a lot of nice colors to the pond and so easy to care for.