Oscars In Florida Pond!

[dcj38]

Well In January my dad is going to get around to building a 800-1000 gallon pond. I have already made my mind up that I want oscars, but dont worry I live in sunny Florida, so it is good living conditions for them (I catch oscars often in canals and lakes.) Two questions:

1. How many oscars can I have in this size of a pond?

2. What other fish can I have in this pond with oscars?

Adam

 

[willtang3000]

suppose you could have 4 fully grown adults and I think thats all you really need because other fish might not acclimatise in those conditions and you have one question how cold is it in winter at night and whatb equipment your gonna need I suggest you get all the info first before setting up

 

[metfan581]

WOW THATS SOOOOOOOO COOL
I want one.

 

[prankster705]

Around 15-20 oscars.

 

[guppymonkey]

I have heard that ponds like this are basically the way they are bred commercially so it should work out well. But look out if you put a bunch in because you might end up with a ton of little baby oscars!

 

[yvez9]

the babies would most likely be eaten by the other fish, or if not, well... good luck

 

[dcj38]

Thanks guys. I will put some pics when the when the whole thing is completed, and show you how they are doing.

 

[Mr.September15]

How do Oscars look like?

-Arrowhead

 

[MegTheFish]

How do Oscars look like?

I'm assumming you meant to say "What do Oscars look like?"
http/images.google.ca/images?q=oscar+fis...G=Search+Images

I know this sounds lame but if I had a large tropical pond I would put a pair of livebearers and let them do the rest...see how many I end up with!
Would you be able to put a pleco in with the oscars? That would be awesome to have one grow to its actual suggested size, which in most tanks they can't.

 

[willtang3000]

you could but plecs arent good for new ponds/aquariums lol because the copper and metal in the water is to strong for them and they are very sensitive to copper/metals so you will have to wait a while to it is possible

 

[MegTheFish]

you could but plecs arent good for new ponds/aquariums lol because the copper and metal in the water is to strong for them and they are very sensitive to copper/metals so you will have to wait a while to it is possible

Wouldn't declorinator take any harmful metals out though?

 

[willtang3000]

yeah it would but better safe than sorry

 

[nino]

You'll be looking at them from above. Are oscars lovely from the top? I always like pretty koi in ponds because there are some rather lovely shimmery ones. In thailand, guppies are bred to have all their pretty coloring on their top because they are most commonly placed in ponds/pots and looked at from above. It can be a very beautiful site... just something to consider.

 

[dcj38]

You'll be looking at them from above. Are oscars lovely from the top? I always like pretty koi in ponds because there are some rather lovely shimmery ones. In thailand, guppies are bred to have all their pretty coloring on their top because they are most commonly placed in ponds/pots and looked at from above. It can be a very beautiful site... just something to consider.

Well you will actually be looking at them from an angle,but thx any way

 

[Insomniac]

If that was my pond, and my main feature was going to be oscars, this is how I would stock it (I imagine):

15 Oscars of different types...albino, red tiger, the really fancy ones....everything!

2 Albino Channel Catfish...they get REALLY big.

and... an albino Pleco (so you could see him) once the pond was covered in algae.

You'll be looking at them from above. Are oscars lovely from the top? I always like pretty koi in ponds because there are some rather lovely shimmery ones. In thailand, guppies are bred to have all their pretty coloring on their top because they are most commonly placed in ponds/pots and looked at from above. It can be a very beautiful site... just something to consider.

Well you will actually be looking at them from an angle,but thx any way

I used to think that as well when I was considering a pond, but she's right, with those big ponds you tend to see the fish from an angle, therefore you can see their colouring.