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[malawiman85]

Hi all, just wanting some first hand info on keeping large fish in a pond year round. Sorry not interested in koi.
What are people keeping, what are they like, special care etc.
I have started thinking about my next pond project mostly because im gonna need a home for a growing murray cod. Just curious what others are doing though.

[werdna]

Silver Perch?

[Redevilz]

My mate used to keep a big Murray (about 70cm) cod in a small lake on his farm. He had a roof over to stop leaves falling in and birds coming in. There was a fence around it so other animals couldn't come in. He had a fountain and 2 giant canister filters for filtration.

Edited by Redevilz, 07 October 2013 - 09:29 AM.

[malawiman85]

Silver Perch?

Are you keeping silvers in your AP setup? I've got 8 15 -25cm silvers at the moment. Not sure if i should keep them or go with something else.

[werdna]

At the moment I have about 30 x 500 - 800 gram Rainbow Trout.

 

Don't know what I am going to do in summer, maybe the Silver route, also thinking something from left field like Mangrove Jacks...

[malawiman85]

My mate used to keep a big Murray (about 70cm) cod in a small lake on his farm. He had a roof over to stop leaves falling in and birds coming in. There was a fence around it so other animals couldn't come in. He had a fountain and 2 giant canister filters for filtration.

Thats a hell of a lot of work... What happened to the cod?

[malawiman85]

At the moment I have about 30 x 500 - 800 gram Rainbow Trout.
 
Don't know what I am going to do in summer, maybe the Silver route, also thinking something from left field like Mangrove Jacks...

Jacks would be awesome but would they not be to intolerant of each other for AP?
Ive been thinking a little left field too.. kinda thinking about some archers and a sleepy cod or barra over summer and put em inside over winter. Problem with that is i hate juggling stock and tanks. Especially with big fish.

[MrLeifBeaver]

At the moment I have about 30 x 500 - 800 gram Rainbow Trout.

 

Don't know what I am going to do in summer, maybe the Silver route, also thinking something from left field like Mangrove Jacks...

 

Big bbq?

[ice]

Jacks could be done i reckon but you would need to have a fairly high stocking density to avoid/distribute aggression.

[malawiman85]

It would be a hell of a sight!

[werdna]

75 in 2000 litres?

[bigjohnnofish]

if you wanna go something from left field... go brasillienses.... basically south american black bream!!!  taste is better than bream too - been told by a few people now! 

[malawiman85]

Thats not left field Johnno, thats some whole other field altogether.
Interesting though. I gotta wonder, who would catch a brasillienses then think to eat it? Not exactly a high profile eating fish, well not at my local chippy anyway... Unless the snapper isnt really snapper!

[malawiman85]

75 in 2000 litres?

Should give it a go... if it doesnt work out, well you should have at least few honkin big jacks to move at a decent price.
Honestly, it sounds like too hard basket to me but i would love to see someone give it a go!