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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
anyone know where i could find them, should they be ordered online if
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 03:10:45 -0800, lurker lurker@ wrote:
anyone know where i could find them, should they be ordered online if lps's dont have them available? forgot to mention that they dont seem to be on sale anywhere.. |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
"lurker" lurker@ wrote in message ... anyone know where i could find them, should they be ordered online if lps's dont have them available? I think that would depend on the size and location of your pond, whether it is in an area where they could escape into natural waterways, etc... Please post some more details about your setup. Jacqui |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
"lurker" lurker@ wrote in message
... anyone know where i could find them, should they be ordered online if lps's dont have them available? I found those cheap 26 cent walmart goldfish to be an excellent first choice. Easy to take care of, colorful, cheap, and prolific. If you buy 5 the first year, you'll have over 20 the next year! -- Gareee© (Gary Tabar Jr.) |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
"lurker" lurker@ wrote in message news im more of a oscar fan than i am goldfish to be honest. but sunfish seem to take a wide temp range, is there any reason there not good instead of goldfish or koi? its an idea though that, would also be very easy to find. ========================== I may be mistaken but they need a cool winter rest period. They're also carnivores so probably wont thrive on goldfish and koi foods. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
Being that your from Florida, I would not think finding bream would be hard to do...Stay away from the typical green type bream. There is literaly hundreds of various species of bream (sunnies) and some are quite colorfull, and they all do well in warm waters typically found in the deep south.. They eat whatever they can find, be it small fry, lizzards, or koi food or fish pellets, its all eaten as they are not fussy eaters...Do not go too heavy on the amoiunt you stock as they do multiply quite rapidly once they hhit the right age and the waters are right.........so its not impossible to get a heap of bream, that need a home, so they do not get stunted....... .......On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 03:10:45 -0800, lurker lurker@ wrote: anyone know where i could find them, should they be ordered online if lps's dont have them available? -- \\\|/// ( @ @ ) -----------oOOo(_)oOOo--------------- oooO ---------( )----Oooo---------------- \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ The original frugal ponder ! Koi-ahoi mates.... |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
lurker wrote:
On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 09:20:35 -0500, Hal wrote: Which Sunfish? i read mostly about green sunfish, im not sure if all sunfish take the same temp range as these but they sound like they will be able to survive most winters and summers. but again, no one seems to know how to get them... You can probably go out with a fishing rod and small hook to catch yur sunfish. If they're not too badly injured by the hook, then they can go in the pond. This may not be legal eveywhere but if the fish are from a local lake or pond, where's the harm? |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
Personally, I've often dreamed of catching a couple red eye, a smaller
than blue gill sunfish, that is plentiful in streams of South Georgia and keeping them in my pond. Just a thought. One reason I haven't rushed out to get some is because they are difficult to see in the water and you can't really watch them like goldfish or koi unless you get your head under the water with them. Hal LOL! Underwater cam, Hal, underwater cam! ;o) ~ jan ~ jan/WA Zone 7a |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 08:57:13 -0500, "axeman"
wrote: the setups around 500 gallons with a stream leading to the pond, its built on a slant and has a nice circulation. why would it need escapes to natural waterways?? its also a warm water pond im located in fl. I think that would depend on the size and location of your pond, whether it is in an area where they could escape into natural waterways, etc... Please post some more details about your setup. Jacqui |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
im more of a oscar fan than i am goldfish to be honest. but sunfish
seem to take a wide temp range, is there any reason there not good instead of goldfish or koi? its an idea though that, would also be very easy to find. On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 09:17:00 -0500, "Gareee©" wrote: I found those cheap 26 cent walmart goldfish to be an excellent first choice. Easy to take care of, colorful, cheap, and prolific. If you buy 5 the first year, you'll have over 20 the next year! |
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On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 09:20:35 -0500, Hal wrote:
Which Sunfish? i read mostly about green sunfish, im not sure if all sunfish take the same temp range as these but they sound like they will be able to survive most winters and summers. but again, no one seems to know how to get them... |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
the ponds new and the waters clear, is this why you think sunfish are
harder to see because they dont have bright orange color? i could see that becoming a problem but i hope it stays clear enough. On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 09:20:35 -0500, Hal wrote: One reason I haven't rushed out to get some is because they are difficult to see in the water and you can't really watch them like goldfish or koi unless you get your head under the water with them. |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
once enough plants are going i hope they wont eat all the guppies and
some will hide and they will continue to multiply. probably all will get eaten though, definetly good that they are not very picky eaters. we have winters here too so thats not a problem... On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:24:23 -0600, "Koi-Lo" wrote: I may be mistaken but they need a cool winter rest period. They're also carnivores so probably wont thrive on goldfish and koi foods. |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
i havent been fishing in years since i was a kid, but thinking back
most fish caught did look suspiciously like sunfish. i may have to think of getting some fishing gear if i cant find them cheap elsewhere.. good advice thanks. On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 13:50:57 -0500, netDenizen wrote: You can probably go out with a fishing rod and small hook to catch yur sunfish. If they're not too badly injured by the hook, then they can go in the pond. This may not be legal eveywhere but if the fish are from a local lake or pond, where's the harm? |
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first pond, are sunfish a good choice?
lurker wrote:
the ponds new and the waters clear, is this why you think sunfish are harder to see because they dont have bright orange color? i could see that becoming a problem but i hope it stays clear enough. Because most fish are dark on top and difficult to see to avoid predators. In the wild (and even in our ponds) fish with color on top like koi, goldfish, or rosy reds get picked off very easily by predators like herons. -- Put the word aquaria in the subject to reply. Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com |
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