Is It Tooo Early For Outdoor Fish

[Gill]

Hey Guys,

Thinking of the ponds in the garden, Is it tooooo Early to start stocking them.
I am gonna do White clouds and danios this time, as my fry from last year did not survive the frost and snow this time round. did have 6 3" Goldies.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

White clouds and danio's probably won't thrive in a pond unless it is very warm, they are sub-tropical fish so temps under 19 degree's are not good for them. What sort of goldfish are you putting into the pond? I would advise probably hanging on for a bit more until the temperatures warm and stabilise more- if the pond is still getting frozen or you are getting frosts every month then its still too cold.

 

[Gill]

The Clouds would be for the Nano Pond. It Needs Cleaning and Re Planting.

In the back i have a Large Water Butt, that i had Goldies in. I'm thinking of some Bubble Eyes as in the past they have done extremely well and grown to massive 10+" outdoors. The Butts have no hardscapes and just some gravel and a few lillies.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

The Clouds would be for the Nano Pond. It Needs Cleaning and Re Planting.

In the back i have a Large Water Butt, that i had Goldies in. I'm thinking of some Bubble Eyes as in the past they have done extremely well and grown to massive 10+" outdoors. The Butts have no hardscapes and just some gravel and a few lillies.

If either of these freeze though at any point during the year they are simply too cold for fancy goldfish and sub-tropical fish like white clouds and danio's. How many gallons is this nano pond and water butt roughly? How long did your previous fish live to in them?

 

[fishnterrapins]

As a general rule, I've always waited until the beginning of March to start re-stocking as then there is less cahnce of frost etc.

 

[Gill]

The Clouds would be for the Nano Pond. It Needs Cleaning and Re Planting.

In the back i have a Large Water Butt, that i had Goldies in. I'm thinking of some Bubble Eyes as in the past they have done extremely well and grown to massive 10+" outdoors. The Butts have no hardscapes and just some gravel and a few lillies.

If either of these freeze though at any point during the year they are simply too cold for fancy goldfish and sub-tropical fish like white clouds and danio's. How many gallons is this nano pond and water butt roughly? How long did your previous fish live to in them?

As a general rule, I've always waited until the beginning of March to start re-stocking as then there is less cahnce of frost etc.

yeah, mid-end march will be stocking month.

The Nano is about 5 gallons (used to have a fighter in it last year. and the butts are 200gallons each.