Fish Varieties?

[BenignVanilla]

OK, winter topic...discussed over and over every year...if you can't take
redundancy, go away...otherwise let's discuss.

My aquarium has a variety of fish, which makes it fun to watch. I wanna to
the same with my Koi/GF pond. What other varieties of fish are good for a
pond, and of those types which can take a MD winter?

BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

[Robyn Rhudy]

On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, BenignVanilla wrote:

> OK, winter topic...discussed over and over every year...if you can't take
> redundancy, go away...otherwise let's discuss.
>
> My aquarium has a variety of fish, which makes it fun to watch. I wanna to
> the same with my Koi/GF pond. What other varieties of fish are good for a
> pond, and of those types which can take a MD winter?

Well since you wanted to talk, these are the fish I have had in my pond
near you that do fine all year (Aquarium Center sells the first 5 on
occasion while the rest I got from a hobbyist):

Goldfish
Koi
Golden Orfe
Rosy Red Minnows
Fathead Minnows
Southern Redbelly Dace
Red Shiners
Bluntnose Minnows
Ozark Minnows
Mosquito Fish

Other fish I've not had:
Almost any native fish! See http://www.fishpondinfo.com/misc2.htm
Sunfish like pumpkinseeds
Darters, dace, shiners, minnows of all sorts

In summer only, you can try (and I have) these fish and bring them in in
the winter:
Paradise Fish
Zebra Danios
White Cloud Mountain Minnows
Guppies
Almost any semi-cold (down to 60 degrees F) tolerant tropical fish
including common plecos, garra pingi pingi, hifin banded sharks, etc. but
they won't live year-round here in MD so bring them in soon enough (or
you'll lose some). I've lost guppies by putting them out too soon when a
cold snap hit in spring.


>
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>
>

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[Hank]

BV, My golden orfes did well for a few years until a summertime
power failure did them in and I have had an albino channel cat for
about three years. Hank in New Jersey

"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
...
> OK, winter topic...discussed over and over every year...if you can't
take
> redundancy, go away...otherwise let's discuss.
>
> My aquarium has a variety of fish, which makes it fun to watch. I
wanna to
> the same with my Koi/GF pond. What other varieties of fish are good
for a
> pond, and of those types which can take a MD winter?
>
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>

[Tom La Bron]

BV,

Personally, I don't know why you just don't stick with Goldfish. There are
enough varieties in Goldfish alone to satisfy just about any taste. For
faster fish, get Shubunkins, Bristol Shubunkins, Wakins and Jikins, and, of
course, real Comets. Orandas do well in ponds situations as well do Philly
Veils, Ryukins and Fantails. Demekins are fun to watch in the water and for
a definite change there are always Toadheads, Celestials and Bubble-eyed
Goldfish. Then not to be forgotten are the Ranchu, Lionhead, Edonishikis,
and, of course, one of my favorites, the Phoenix.

With the variety of color mixed in variety of form, what more could you
want. The symbol for Goldfish in Chinese is homonymous with the character
for surplus. During the Chinese New Year you see Goldfish representations
every where because they are believed to symbolize "Surplus for the coming
Year." In many ways the people of China call Goldfish, "the Flower of the
Water." So let you pond bloom with Goldfish.

HTH

Tom L.L.
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"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
...
> OK, winter topic...discussed over and over every year...if you can't take
> redundancy, go away...otherwise let's discuss.
>
> My aquarium has a variety of fish, which makes it fun to watch. I wanna to
> the same with my Koi/GF pond. What other varieties of fish are good for a
> pond, and of those types which can take a MD winter?
>
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>

[BenignVanilla]

"Hank" > wrote in message
...
> BV, My golden orfes did well for a few years until a summertime
> power failure did them in and I have had an albino channel cat for
> about three years. Hank in New Jersey
<snip>

I really like the idea of a catfish.

BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

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In . edu>, on 02/06/04
at 09:59 AM, Robyn Rhudy > said:

>Well since you wanted to talk, these are the fish I have had in my pond
>near you that do fine all year (Aquarium Center sells the first 5 on
>occasion while the rest I got from a hobbyist):

Great place, that Aquarium Center. Been a few years since we met up in
the parking lot.


Alan

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[Hank]

It mostly comes out at night, but it does keep the kids on their toes
when they are hand-feeding the koi and goldfish. ;-}
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"BenignVanilla" > wrote in message
...
> "Hank" > wrote in message
> ...
> > BV, My golden orfes did well for a few years until a summertime
> > power failure did them in and I have had an albino channel cat for
> > about three years. Hank in New Jersey
> <snip>
>
> I really like the idea of a catfish.
>
> BV.
> www.iheartmypond.com
>
>

[Critical Popperian]

> > OK, winter topic...discussed over and over every year...if you can't take
> > redundancy, go away...otherwise let's discuss.

> In summer only, you can try (and I have) these fish and bring them in in
> ...
> White Cloud Mountain Minnows

Just so everyone knows, white clouds will definitely survive in the
winter.

These fish are basically indestructible and I have a 13,000g pond full
of them :).

I understand that counties will actually load trucks full of them and
drive near over passes and fire the fish out a hose into the standing
water to eat mosquitos.

They are rumored to be able to live at a pH as low as 4...!

I haven't tried that pH however, but I can honestly say that I don't
think I've seen even a single dead white cloud minnow in the thousands
I've got now.