"Reel Mckoi" wrote in message
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"Sam" wrote in message
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Yeah, I thought goldfish might be more high maintenance.

## A half dozen rosy reds may be a better choice. Even those need some
extra food to thrive.

I have Rosy reds in two of my "ponds", both
unfiltered but with lots of plants. They seem to
do fine. I do feed them on occasion but no more
than a few times per week. I use regular goldfish/
koi food and also give them whole wheat bread.


I know there will be maintenance involved. How frequent, I don't know,
but I figure a once-a-week checkout and cleaning or changing water (I
plan to add a float valve to supply fresh well water, but I know
evaporation concentrates minerals, etc.).

## You may bypass fish altogether. You wouldn't need a filter to mess
with. Just to partial water changes or top-offs. It would be the least
work.

As I noted above, my minnow ponds have no filter
other than a bunch of plants. I live in southcentral
TX and find shade is critical, especially during the
afternoons. It helps keep down the algae.

But if I can avoid the daily fish feeding it would be great. Just one
less thing to do in my hectic life. So maybe a couple of smaller fish?
I'll check with a local pond supply. know there are small ones that
love mosquito larvae. And we have plenty of bugs out here in the
country.

## I think all fish love mosquito larvae but you would need abnormal
amounts to keep even one goldfish or a pair of rosy reds healthy. You
would also need STILL water to attract the mosquitoes - which is bad for
the fish. If I were you I would go with no fish and some mosquito dunks.
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