first pond, are sunfish a good choice?

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...

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.

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.

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?

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.

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