We are in Jackson, MS. We run platies each year and see 20-30 become more
than a thousand by the fall. When it starts to get cold, we move the
starters for the next year to a tank in my office. The rest become snail
and fish food when the water goes below the upper 50's. Sad, but
unavaoidable. We like the color of the platys.

Our pond is too big to find or catch a particular fish, or set of them, so
we don't put oscars in. Also, they might find the mosquito fish very taasty
and we do not want mosquito bites.

Actually, our gambusia also multiply like crazy and we catch hundreds of
them to feed to the 14" Oscar I have in my office. We don't want the
gambusia eating all the koi and goldfish babies.

J

"Lynn Strickland" wrote in message
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Hi -

I've heard of people putting Ciclids and/or Platy's in thier ponds.
Anyone
know what the liveable temperature range is for these guys? Would they
get
along with small Koi (about 5-6" long)?

I'm in zone 10b, water temp right now is about 50 deg F. I doubt it will
get
much below 45 degrees in the depths of winter, but this is my first year.
Suggestions?