fishes for pond

[hwchoy]

OK guys, I have an opportunity to populate a small pond with southeast asian fishes. pond size is approximately 15×25 feet and 10-inches deep. I am looking for "small" sized (i.e. 3-4inches) schooling fish that would look good from the top. The school should probably be about 50-100 in size.

What would be your choice? Remember, it should look good from top.

current consideration:

• rhomboid barb (has blue/green/yellow sparkling scales when seen from above)
• red flash shark (Puntius denisonii), colourful fish of this size, but does it look good from above?

I will also need a few (10-20) BIG fish. any good ones?

[bclee]

Plecos? like L46...

Swordtails... I thinks schools (do they swim in schools??? ) of these red fishes may be nice.

BC

[Sky Devil]

Breed wild bettas in the pond? Or some mouthbrooders

[hwchoy]

ahem…

south-east asian AND look good from the top.

swordtail is south-american, and
the pond is quite big leh, betta how to see [:]

[bclee]

oops.. missed the "southeast asian"

Can't think of any SEA fish matching that...[:]

BC

[hwchoy]

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On 12/19/2003 4:53:59 PM

Can't think of any SEA fish matching that...[:]

BC
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[Sky Devil]

But in pond environment can breed betta easier, especially wild ones. Or the gourami that is native to Singapore. Look good from top arh, all i can think is Arowana X backs. They look perfect from the top[]

But again, if betta breed there, you'll get a family of bettas in no time. Maybe put 4-5 pairs of Mahachai or Smaragina or mouthbrooders inside. I will have wild splendens, mahachai, smaragina and Simplex when i come back on the 27th. Hopefully can find Pugnax. And if you really adopt my idea, i want to put fish in your pond!!!

[Sky Devil]

mods- pls delete this, accidentally press twice

[hwchoy]

probably no harm to put some gouramies and pugnax, BUT the pond is in a place you cannot go to []

[Sky Devil]

like that arh.... cannot harvest the fry liao... Pugnax is hard to find in Singapore unless bring in (i got kangtao) but very ex

[msmurf]

hi hwchoy, i ill vote for puntius denisonii. i just checked mine, u can see it red fin from the top. NICE.....

[budak]

the local killiefish (Aphosymion panchax) is very visible from the top due to its reflective patch on the head and surface-hugging habits.

[hwchoy]

yes the panchax already on the list for mosquito control (NO guppies!), but hope to get blue panchax rather than those gold ones.

[Sky Devil]

SNAKEHEADS!!!
tinfoil barbs also not bad

[MrTree]

Normal six banded barb looks very good from top too. actually harlequin looks not bad from the top too...but from the size of your pond, better get the barbs. rhom or penta both look great from top! but both not that easy to get.

don't get chopped by expensive pugnax. If the stock is available, it only worth the most a few bucks.

[budak]

Ya harlequins look very good from the top as well. Don't forget halfbeaks for a really natural SEA look (they seem to be in nearly every biotope)..... a school of pgymy gouramis or croaking gouramis will also shine..... also betta pugnax

choy, the "gold" panchax is really A. lineatus, which is an Indian species and very predatory (i use to feed mine spiders). the local panchax has shorter jaws, and only comes in steel blue.

einthoveniis outdoors also develop a very radiant violet sheen that is visible from top. Also T-barbs...

if you can include a water running over rocks feature, put in hillstream loaches too!!

[Sky Devil]

Pugnax dun worth alot. But its the shipping fee that's expensive[]

[wks]

Choy, my suggestion is golden barb(Barbus semifasciolatus) or tinfoil barb(Barbus schwanenfeldi)with red fins.