darpdarp asked:


Im digging a garden pond in my garden and was wondering which fish will live well together(not fight or eat each other). I’m planning on Saining a creek bed for tadpoles, crawdads, and blue gill; but my brother is also planning on bringing bigger fish from the river(about 1 to 1-1/2 ft),like catfish and crappie. Do you know if i could also add any more attractive fish, or would they just get beaten up and eaten up by the big catfish? by the way, my pond will be approximately 6 ft deep(at deepest point) by 18×20. the six foot deep part will only be about 4×4 ft square in the bottom and the sides will slant down and sort of step down to the bottom. Also, how many big fish do you think i could fit in there?
Laurel, do i sound like a retard to you? Well to ease your mind, I might put 1 catfish in at a time, and with the mosquitos(yes catfish in the river eat mosquitos, ive seen them) in my area, it shouldnt be a problem keeping them fed. If it is, then Of Course Im gonna feed them something, worms, crickets, any wild bug i can find. If its winter and there are no bugs, then ill skin one of my cats and feed them the meat off it for a week or so. anyways, sorry for putting out the impression i was mentallly handicapped. o ya and no i wasnt serious about skinning my cat, i love him very much, as will i love these fish. but thanks for pointing out there would be no algae or anything for the catfish to eat when the pond is first complete. and we’re putting a rock waterfall 4 no stale water. i think any fish would die in stale water w/out some filtration device.

Wilone