Can someone explain to me how fish survive in these small ponds around out neighbourhoods? i've always wondered as for a couple that ive fished, they look like theyre no deeper than 2 -3 ft.
When im thinking about the cold winter that we had in 2007-2008, i can almost assume that the pond was just a huge skating rink with solid ice. since they have nowhere to go, how do these things survive in there?
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Question About Pond Fish.
Started by ec1, Sep 17 2008 04:21 PM
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Posted 17 September 2008 - 09:00 PM
How do you think they make frozen fish sticks ? LOL 
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 01:44 AM
from my knowledge, if the pond is actually 2-3 feet deep, it will completely freeze over in the winter. It would have to be at least 4 ft deep in order to avoid complete freeze. The ponds that hold fish probably have deeper water in them that you can't see/reach.
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Posted 20 September 2008 - 12:34 AM
Most lakes in central Ontario usually freeze no more than a foot thick, so with three or four feet, it would have a greater concern with oxygen content in the water to survive.
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