"PETEFT15" wrote in message
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Well, it is cooler in our pond right now...60 degrees. The guy who gave
them
to us had said that he wanted someone with a larger tank or pond for them
because they were too big for his. So we thought the pond would be OK.
When he
dropped tham off, he seemed happy about the pond. It will get warmer as
the
weather does, but not immediately. We are planning on taking them inside
for
the winter...we have a big plastic tub we will be putting them in.
Any advice is welcome!

Yes, it will need to be a very big plastic tub & you will need to put a good
filter on it - Oscar's are messy! Obviously you will also need to heat it as
well and do regular water changes - much like keeping an aquarium. If you do
not know about the Nitrogen cycle then you need to find out about it or you
will have dead fish on your hands. Suggest you do a search of google and/ or
have a look at www.thekrib.net. Bringingthe fish in for the winter will
require a bit of planning methinks!

rgds

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