cat fish in ponds

[lindat]

can anyone tell me if you can get cat fish that live in garden ponds thanks

[nightshade]

Why a catfish, what size pond?
Is this a huge existing pond? because catfish will eat almost anything with a pulse! ; fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, it will clear a pond of wildlife

[lindat]

i was told it would help to keep pond clean

[nightshade]

Hi lindat,I think you will find that they meant Tench for the pond
Catfish are used in aquaria where they graze algae off the glass

[TORTUGA]

Different types of Catfish do different jobs.

You will have to research what Catfish will do what and if they can survive our climate. I know North American/Canadian Catfish can be kept in ponds here, and have a feeling they could be bad news. European Catfish should be OK also, but again I don't know off hand what this would mean for your other pond residents.

Always best to do your homework before buying something that could eat everything in sight. Its the same rules that apply to tropical fish tanks. If it fits in its mouth, it will most likely eat it!

[TORTUGA]

OK I just Googled both North American and European Catfish.

They will both clean your pond, or rather clean it out of all life. It basically said that they eat anything dead or alive, and if it fits in the mouth it will be eaten.

They grow to over 60 Kilos and live for over 100 years, the European variant is the largest catfish in the world.

[Kayleigh]

Hope you have a big pond.

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Wels catfish grow to well over 300lb in Russia and will eat ANYTHING. No need for a catfish to clean any pond, thats what they used to recommend for indoor tanks.

[Meta menardi]

Isn't there a little loach native to the UK? Not really a catfish, I know, but catfishish.

I am going to do my own dictionary, there's a new word there.

[TORTUGA]

Might be weather loach, I used to have one years ago in a tank. It has the face like a Catfish.