zuhayr-123 wrote:


hi everyone,
im new to this forum and for my 1st question i would like to ask, which
fish or which species of fish sould i keep. the pond is 8ft long, 4ft
wide and 2ft deep (maybe 3ft depends if i want to go deeper or not)

generally im looking for:
-fish that are quite hardy and would hopefully last in the winter
-fish that instantly catch the eye
-and fish that are really playfull (i'd love to feed them from my hand
:P)

I have a 200gallon 'pond' in NY.

We bought a dozen ruby reds 3 years ago. $2. Now we have 3-4
dozen. They school-- they come to someone feeding them. They are
colorful. [there were 3-4 'plain' ones in the original batch. They
seem to stay at about a third and we've made no attempt an directing
the breeders.]

I'm in NY where most folks shut their ponds down in the winter. I
keep it flowing, but it is otherwise covered with ice from Dec-March.

The first winter I brought half of them indoors. The outdoor ones
did just fine. Last winter I left them all outside.

They eat algae & mosquito larva if I. . . my wife doesn't feed them.

Robyn has about all you need to know on her page-
http://www.fishpondinfo.com/rosies.htm


Jim