Catfish for Pond

jeffstricklin1 · Post by **jeffstricklin1** » 22 Apr 2003, 19:11

Can anybody recommend a good catfish that will be hardy enough to live in an outdoor pond in the San Francisco Bay Area? (For those who don't know, its a pretty mild climate... coldest temp may drop to about 32Â°F--but thats maybe for a night or two during the winter--other than that, 50s).The pond is about 7' x 4' x 1.5'.

I found the pseudobagrus fulvidraco by browsing through the cat e-log. Any others?

Post by **Silurus** » 22 Apr 2003, 19:17

Bullheads will do fine as well.

Post by **Dinyar** » 23 Apr 2003, 06:04

Many Chinese catfish will do well in relatively cold water, but so will many N. American catfish, and the latter are certainly easier to find in N. America.

Dinyar

Post by **Silurus** » 23 Apr 2003, 09:20

Although I must add that you have to be aware of the sizes that the catfish can grow to. Many of the larger North American cats (e.g. channel cats, blue cats, flathead cats) will grow too big for your pond. The most common Chinese <i>Silurus</i> (<i>S. asotus</i>) will also grow too big for your pond.
Of course, you could put madtoms in your pond, but they'd be way too small.