Quin
Fishaholic
I'm cleaning up my grandpa's pond as a side project to get myself out of the house during quarantine. Once it's cleaned up we are considering stocking it, but I'd like to find what will work there before proposing anything to him. Separated list for easier read.
-pond is not circular. It has 5 tiers with shallow waterfalls between each (a goldfish would have to jump to get over but like a pygmy cory would probably get pulled).
-Top two tiers have rounded basins but the rest are curved streams about a foot to two feet across
-We live in Iowa with hot summers and freezing winters. We'd need something that could survive a freeze (top tier is knee deep so that would keep them safe)
-koi fish might not be comfortable in that size, to give a rough idea, so ideally something smaller.
-natural population includes frogs and tiny snails, possibly red painted turtles? We find them dried out around his house every so often but he backs a lake full of them
We are inside taking a break right now, but if pictures of the pond would help I can provide. We need fish that can survive the temps while being small enough to fit but large enough it won't go over the falls. I'll check parameters soon to see which fish would match
-pond is not circular. It has 5 tiers with shallow waterfalls between each (a goldfish would have to jump to get over but like a pygmy cory would probably get pulled).
-Top two tiers have rounded basins but the rest are curved streams about a foot to two feet across
-We live in Iowa with hot summers and freezing winters. We'd need something that could survive a freeze (top tier is knee deep so that would keep them safe)
-koi fish might not be comfortable in that size, to give a rough idea, so ideally something smaller.
-natural population includes frogs and tiny snails, possibly red painted turtles? We find them dried out around his house every so often but he backs a lake full of them
We are inside taking a break right now, but if pictures of the pond would help I can provide. We need fish that can survive the temps while being small enough to fit but large enough it won't go over the falls. I'll check parameters soon to see which fish would match
