Common Plec And Wintering In Pond

[Ricky Savage]

my plec is going to get too big for my 40 gal within a year or so...its about 5 inches now...i have a outdoor pond with various goldies...would it be able to winter in a outdoor pond?

 

[Tolak]

Not in Ontario unless you can keep the pond heated to 65F or better.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Pleco's can't hiberate like a lot of goldfish can when the temps drop very low- if they drop too low in a pond the pleco will die, like Tolak said you will need to heat the pond (which can be very expensive) if you want to keep it in the pond all year round.

 

[Ricky Savage]

ahh ic thanks for the info, i'll just hand him to the LFS when he gets too big, they have a few large tanks in need of a big janitor