Re: SWM seeks LCF (Large Carnivorous Fish)?

A bass will take care of the goldfish in no time flat but bass won't eat
something that isn't moving. A catfish would eat the dead carcass. However,
a carcass would just decompose/be eating by bugs all by itself.

"Monty Burns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Enter the stereotypical question :  I want a big fish for a big pond,
> that will eat small mammal carcasses / meat scraps / other fish.
> (I've searched via Google, but can't find the answer)
>
> --
>
> I've got a pond full of goldfish, and although they're pretty, they're
> not terribly entertaining.
>
> I've also got an excess population of eastern grey squirrels (the
> non-endangered type) that I routinely dispose of.  Opossums, too.
>
> I live in Washington state, where a layer of ice forms over the pond
> in the winter.  So tropical fish are out.
>
> The pond is 13,000 gallons - a 35'x15' swimming pool, 6' deep in the
> deep end.   It's also a concrete pond, with a high pH.  At present, it
> doesn't have a lot of aeration, but I plan on changing that this
> coming summer (adding a waterfall and 700 gallon biofilter)
>
> So here's my question:  what kind of fish could I get that would eat
> dead squirrels and grow to be 2-3 feet long?  Would a big catfish do
> this?  In my hollywood-addled mind, I'd love to see some vicious
> pirhana action.  (Of course, having owned a red-bellied pirhana
> before, I know them to be rather boring in practice)
>
> After reading all the stories about the giant chinese snakehead, it
> sounds like what I would want (sans the on-land movement).  Of course,
> that fish is now quite illegal to import into my state.  So an
> alternate fish is required.
>
> I realize this is probably not what most ponders are looking to raise.
> But it's a serious question.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> PS:  No, I don't have a wife.  :>
>