oO SKIPPY Oo Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 what native fish etc can i put in my pond to go with red eared sliders, and goldfish ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malevolentsparkle Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 something fast moving so they don't get eaten? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted September 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 yeah but what ? are bullies fast ? will eels be ok or would they try to eat the goldfish ? what else is there ? those freshwater crays ? would they go ok in there or are likely to kill everything ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTM Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 Most likely the sliders will kill and eat everything... This reminds me of this... http://www.fishpondinfo.com/turtles/turtle3.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 Most likely the sliders will kill and eat everything... This reminds me of this... http://www.fishpondinfo.com/turtles/turtle3.htm so far the 13 goldfish have survived for the past 9 months so i was hoping maybe some more fish to go in there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTM Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 so far the 13 goldfish have survived for the past 9 months so i was hoping maybe some more fish to go in there ? I think quick comets can pull it off, but I have a feeling a koura would just become a snack for the turtles.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted October 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 oh right - any native fish that will be ok then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 oh right - any native fish that will be ok then ? Eels maybe, most others are more river fish that don't do well in ponds. You realise you won't actually be able to see the anyway, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted October 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 you mean cause they will blend in ? stink - ok more goldfish it is then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 you mean cause they will blend in ? stink - ok more goldfish it is then Yeah, brown fish in brown muck in the pond covered by green water...That's the whole reason that goldfish were bred to be gold, so you could sort of see a goldish blur in the muck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 we cant keep trout in ponds aye ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted October 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 bugger - that would be cool - go trout fishing in my pond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidcentral Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 hey, sorry i know this was last month, but would be all right with inanga I dear say. give stella a PM, or chuck a post in the native section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Possibly, inanga are a better fish for ponds - more visible being pelagic and schooling. In this case it probably depends on the design of the pond, but inanga are probably as fast if not faster than the goldfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidcentral Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 if they can run from eels, a turtle wont be to hard for them I dear say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 bugger i missed these last replies from you guys where and when could i catch some inanga in wellington ? i assume because they are part of the "whitebait" group that there is only certain times of the year that they can be caught ? anyone in welly go whitebaiting and can point out a good spot ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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