skyline_glenn Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 We have a formation at the bottom of a small run off that looks like a pond in our sheep paddock. It has a culvert under the drive into the swamp on the other side, it hasn't had water in it for the last year as we havn't had enough rain to keep it full. If I was to line it would I be able to keep goldfish in it or would the run off with the chance of sheep manure be too polluted, and what would the chances of the goldfish escaping into the culvert and into the swamp? I could probably put a mesh grill over the hole. I built a pond at our old house and it was a machine, I started with 4 fish and ended up with heaps and couldn't count them all in the end with my water lillys taking off and oxygen weed and some other ferny thing growing like weeds and snails multipying like rabbits. It was fun going down every couple of days checking out the 'new' pond. Although I would be restricted in the plant I plant as it does run off into a swamp which then turns into a stream, which I have seen fish and fresh water crays in. Cheers Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 If there is a swamp there might be mudfish in it Porirua.... I guess the species would be brown (apoda). Look in my photos in my sig. below. If there are mudfish then look after the area very carefully. They to usually live in fairly extreme environments that dry out in summer which precludes other species, but just be careful that you are not risking introducing an exotic species in which may compete with the native ones (mudfish do not compete well). Mudfish would not make a good pond fish (they hide a lot as adults) but inanga or kokopu could be cool if you got the environment right Yeah, sorry, I just keep banging the native fish drum.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline_glenn Posted January 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 There is a couple of photos ion my website in the 'new pond' album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 look like a good size pond..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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