cryancondor Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Hi there, I have 7 fish, between 80 and 120mm in an 800L pond. And yes I've named them!! I have a large and very dominant red cap comet who shacks up with another large orange comet, a shubunkin, a black moore, an oranda, blue fantail and a calico fantail. I'm seeking advice on other breeds. I'd love to get my mitts on a celestial but am worried if I get a female, the comet (arnie) will run her to the ground as he's already claimed the life of a lions head. I'm not a fan of bronze fish and having a pond I'm cautious, but would love them, about bubble eyes and pompom as I've heard they are quite delicate and I'd hate females to get mown down by the big comet. Any thoughts??? Something unusual, native (?)... DIFFERENT! :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I don't think mixing goldfish and natives would work. Put your location in your profile please. Those in the far north can put more types of goldfish in ponds than those down south, due to temperature. Bronze or black goldfish are very hard to see in a pond. Mixing the types like you have will mean you will end up with a mix of hybrids. I suspect some of those you have will not survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryancondor Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I don't think mixing goldfish and natives would work. Put your location in your profile please. Those in the far north can put more types of goldfish in ponds than those down south, due to temperature. Bronze or black goldfish are very hard to see in a pond. Mixing the types like you have will mean you will end up with a mix of hybrids. I suspect some of those you have will not survive. Thanks for that. Not sure how to put location in profile! Will try and sort it out! I'm in CHCH. All my fish are hardy, they've come through this winter which was the coldest in god knows how many years. They breed em tough down here! The last snow left a 10cm layer in the pond!!! None of the fry made it through last summer so am not concerned about hybrids. Do you not think pompoms, celestials and bubble eyes will hack the temp down here? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I would not have thought so but perhaps someone local could give you a better idea. Bubbleyes tend to get damaged in ponds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryancondor Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I would not have thought so but perhaps someone local could give you a better idea. Bubbleyes tend to get damaged in ponds Thanks for that. I may just have to pair them up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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