pond

So my family are planning on moving to southern Spain (Costa del sol area) and I want to have a pond outside. The pond would be 2000 to 5000 gallons and contain fish such as red tail catfish,arowanas etc. In the summer months Costa del sol is perfect for keeping these kind of fish outdoors but...

I have two of these in my pond (given to me by a family friend who didn't know what they are either) and I really need to know what they are. Thank you, Jesse.

I,m digging a pond around 8ft by 6ft the inhabitants are going to be large goldfish.I,m looking for a small to medium predator (or any thing that will destroy small feeders) to put in there

i have build my own pond 5 foot deep it would be big enough if I wanted to put all of the stock in it but my question is the compatibility of the stock here’s my list so far 1 Indo pacific tarpon 1 African pike 1 Temensis peacock bass 1 clown knife 1 Florida gar And possibly a largemouth bass...

I want to add an additional pump and aeration system to my pond this spring, and was just wondering the best method of doing this. I was thinking of running an extension chord out of a window, and though PVC pipe that has been buried underground,(to protect it from excessive moisture...

I'm looking for a catfish that I can put a pond that is approximately 8.5ft by 6ft. The stocking will be an oscar arowana and the catfish

I'm new to keeping large fish and i was wondering if a pond of approximately 8.5ft by 6ft would be suitable for a silver arowana

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I have a 400 gallon (1500 L) pond with two oscars , two tinfoil barbs and a 10" silver arowana . I 've had this arowana for like 2 months and it hasn't try to jump out , yet. it has plenty of room to swim around ( around 3 sqm) and if it want to jump out , it is possible to do so since water is...

I recently made an upgrade for my p.bass and built him a 750g pond outside. When I moved him in he had completely normal coloring for a few days but now he has turned almost completely black with only a few spots towards his tail end remaining. The water quality is pristine (0 ammonia 0 nitrate...

Hey guys, Arapaima speculation question for anyone, Do you think an outdoor fish predator such a Blue Heron could/would prey on a decent sized outdoor Arapaima? I ask because Arapaima are supposedly 'armored' from predators and are known to eat birds but I am not sure how this would contend...

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Hello everyone! Today one of my ~10 inch koi recently died to an unknown cause. All the other koi are doing fine and eating with vigor. This koi was doing perfect yesterday and was eating well, but when i found it dead on one side of the body it was almost descaled, while the other side was...

I'm going to setting up a indoor pond in the basement. The water volume will be about 500 gal. I'm thinking the easiest way to filter would be building a trickle tower. I was thinking of doing it in a 20 gal trash bin or a similar type barrel. I wanted some input on what type of pump I should...

So I am trying to figure out if I want to have a diffuser on the bottom drain for the pond i am planning. It is not a very large pond. I would say maybe 6 foot wide and 12 foot long. Due to its shape I'm not sure if the diffuser would really be efficient at its job and really worth the extra...

so I am playing with the idea of making a pond that is semi underground with a window in the side. has anyone had any experience with this. I have found a few places that make stainless frames for this reason but man they are expensive and the only ones I have found are from overseas so add a...

Hello, I have a pond wich is on average 1,5m deep and has an approximate surface of 3000-4000m^2. It has a very high population of crayfish, shellfish, insects, larvae, frogs, perches, carps and many other nonpredatory fish from two to 30cm in length. I am thinking of adding a small school of...

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OK guys I need some help. I need some advise on how to design a filter for the pond. I am thinking about basically making a traditional sump like for a aquarium but buried underground. I am gonna use a bottom drain system with the pump after the filtration. I have some ideas but would love to...

So I had this idea to buy a small pond for my garden around 100 to 1000 litres (20 to 200 gallons) And keep fish I catch in rivers and lakes like freshwater bullheads,sticklebacks and one carp or trout and a eel if it's legal to catch and keep European eels so is this legal and would you...