Fish tanks

[joseph2739]

Okay I was wondering if I should get a pool for my fish because I have two 10 gallon tank and one 55 gallon tank


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[FroFro]

Okay I was wondering if I should get a pool for my fish because I have two 10 gallon tank and one 55 gallon tank


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What kind of fish are we talking about here? I don't think a pool or a pond is necessary unless you plan to keep a species that need an environment that large.

 

[joseph2739]

What kind of fish are we talking about here? I don't think a pool or a pond is necessary unless you plan to keep a species that need an environment that large.

I plan I very largemouth bass,channel catfish and very big fish but as of right now they are baby's that's why I was asking

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[Byron]

To be honest, you should not have acquired such potentially large fish without already having the necessary sized tank/pond to house them properly. Can you return the fish?

Planning for a larger tank in the future and acquiring potentially large fish now is not the way to go. For many of us, circumstances may change, and the fish suffers as a result of not having sufficient space from the start.

 

[joseph2739]

To be honest, you should not have acquired such potentially large fish without already having the necessary sized tank/pond to house them properly. Can you return the fish?

Planning for a larger tank in the future and acquiring potentially large fish now is not the way to go. For many of us, circumstances may change, and the fish suffers as a result of not having sufficient space from the start.

No, I don't have big fish I'm planing on getting a pool or pond to get big fish


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[Byron]

No, I don't have big fish I'm planing on getting a pool or pond to get big fish


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You may have missed my point. You said you do have potentially large fish now, as juveniles (thus small) but my point is that they are potentially large fish, and you should have the necessary facility for them before acquiring them. They will not develop properly in small quarters. And what will you do if the pond never happens?

A basic rule that all of us should follow is never acquire a fish that will become a size that will require a tank larger than what we have when we acquire the fish. In other words, if you do not today have a pond operating, then do not acquire fish that will some day need a pond.

 

[joseph2739]

You may have missed my point. You said you do have potentially large fish now, as juveniles (thus small) but my point is that they are potentially large fish, and you should have the necessary facility for them before acquiring them. They will not develop properly in small quarters. And what will you do if the pond never happens?

A basic rule that all of us should follow is never acquire a fish that will become a size that will require a tank larger than what we have when we acquire the fish. In other words, if you do not today have a pond operating, then do not acquire fish that will some day need a pond.

Oh I see what you're saying


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[fluttermoth]

Just to give you some idea of the issue you're up against.

Let's just look at the channel catfish. This is a fish that can grow to three fee long, easily, if they're kept properly. The minimum recommended 'tank' size for large fish is at least four times the fish's adult size in length, and at least twice as wide.

That means, for a three foot channel cat, you'd need a 'tank' that's a minimum of twelve feet by six. And, as they're very prone to stunting, which causes deformities and other health issues, they need to be in a bigger tank now; especially if they're in one of your ten gallons; that is not a suitable sized tank for a monster fish, even as a juvenile.

 

[Demeter32]

If I were to ever keep large fish, I'd either have and outdoor pond, much like a big koi pond, or an in ground swimming pool built in the basement. Either way it would be very large, I'm talking thousands of gallons. Of course I am neither rich nor do I have my own house so that adventure will remain but a dream.

 

[Toney]

Them little baby channels with their spots are really cute.

I've brought home a few, they never lasted long though... my flathead kept eating them

 

[joseph2739]

If I were to ever keep large fish, I'd either have and outdoor pond, much like a big koi pond, or an in ground swimming pool built in the basement. Either way it would be very large, I'm talking thousands of gallons. Of course I am neither rich nor do I have my own house so that adventure will remain but a dream.

Yeah but I'm planing on buying a pool they don't cost much


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[Toney]

A cattle trough might be better, ive had a channel send a fin clean through a icechest

 

[Byron]

Yeah but I'm planing on buying a pool they don't cost much


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Can you explain exactly what you mean when you say "pool" that doesn't cost much? I'm wondering if you are not grasping just how huge a pool/pond has to be for these fish?

 

[joseph2739]

Can you explain exactly what you mean when you say "pool" that doesn't cost much? I'm wondering if you are not grasping just how huge a pool/pond has to be for these fish?

It's pretty big its just that I know someone that will sell it to me for cheap


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[Byron]

It's pretty big its just that I know someone that will sell it to me for cheap


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Any pre-formed pond, which is what this is sounding like, willnot be big enough for channel catfish. That has beeen our point. If you bring in an excavator and dig a huge pond out and line it, so that you have something holding several thousand gallons, fine. A pre-formed "pond" this large would need a flatbed truck to move it and a crane to lower it into the site. But I am sure they do not make them this large, so you are looking at digging out a true pond/lake.