Okay, not a pond..but maybe could be considered a very, very small pond...

While visiting Todd Overton on Saturday, I was absolutely enthralled with his outdoor aquarium....a roughly 3x6 by 4 foot deep container made from angle iron and glass. Todd had F1 LMB, HSB, CNBG, crappie, and a bunch of other fish...it was just fabulous to observe the fish that we put in our ponds.

To those who have had or have aquariums, is it naive to think about building one like that and jumping in without ever having had (or been able to afford) an aquarium? Is that size too large to start with? Thanks for any responses.

p.s. objective: to observe the same species of fish that are stocked in the ponds and show guests what they will be catching