fish for outside in pond

braindead


Joined: 30/03/2011
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
30/03/2011 17:30

Does anybody know where we can get fish for our pond? I heard that someone was advertising on here but cant find it

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
30/03/2011 18:09

Babel garden centre in Lapta used to have pond fish but I haven't been there for a few years.

Be careful to include the fish species that eats mosquito larvae (whichever that is) because an outdoor fish pond is heaven for the buggers.

bigbadbob


Joined: 04/08/2010
Posts: 368

Message Posted:
30/03/2011 18:26

I reckon Deputydawg will be able to help you here he has got a cracking fishpond.

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
30/03/2011 18:44

Msg 3 is it leaking ?

bigbadbob


Joined: 04/08/2010
Posts: 368

Message Posted:
30/03/2011 18:46

Msg 4 very funny!!I will rephrase and say the fishpond is beautiful.

birdman



Joined: 20/09/2010
Posts: 690

Message Posted:
30/03/2011 22:57

The pet shop in Lapta on the main Girne Lapta road left hand side, next to Aydens Chemists. ( Just past Serkos supermarket which is on the oposite side of the road) Has outdoor Goldfish, good for mosquitos larve, at 10 TL each.

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
31/03/2011 08:52

If you are offered *'Mosquito Fish', [or cold water species of catfish] my advice is NOT to take them!



I did, and found that *they were useless in controlling the mosquito larvae 'population', but were very keen to attack and nibble at the fins of Koi, Comets, Shubunkins, Goldfish and Guppies.



After the water temperature in your pond reaches 21Celsius, you can put Guppies in your pond. They breed very prolifically and voraciously gobble up any mossie larvae!



When people see them in the shop, they tend to go for the most beautiful male 'veil-tail' Guppies, with variegated colours; however, after successive breeding in the pond, the whole stock reverts to the feral type, which are drab in colour. Only by selective breeding do commercial Guppy breeders achieve the so sought after colours and features!



The best algae 'vacuum cleaner', I found, for a pond in Cyprus, is the 'Plecostomos' [tropical] catfish. 23Celsius water - no less, in and out! 'Winter' in an aquarium

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
31/03/2011 11:21

Greetings bigbadbob. Thanks for the message of support. The pond is OK it is the owner who is "cracked up" ! It seems that braindead will visit for some lily cuttings. Trust you both well and in chipper form. When you next visit TRNC you are most welcome here for refreshments and a chat in the sunshine regardless of your purchasing plans.

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
31/03/2011 12:54

I forgot to add that if, prior to stocking with fish, a pond [or rainwater filled, but otherwise empty swimming pool] is infested with mosquito larvae, an organic means of 'control' is to introduce some tadpoles - and this is the season/time to do just that!



The prevalent species of frogs in Cyprus, if not near a river, stream, or dam, is the little green 'tree frog'. The only downside to their introduction is the cacophony of noise emanating from the nightly 'froggies' chorus', which can, depending on their numbers, be almost deafening!



The odds are, anyway, that this species will soon find a newly established pond.



Various journals and websites advise pondkeepers to get rid of frogs, as they are liable to bring disease to one's fish; however, I have had several types of frogs in my ponds [here in Cyprus] and none of my fishstock ever suffered.