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Hi folks,
I have 5 Bala Sharks in two 125 Gallon freshwater fish tanks in my basement. I have had the for about 2 years and they are getting HUGE. The biggest of the 5 is about 9 inches long and I feel bad keeping him in such a small tank. (Small is not that small. It's a 125 gallon five foot tank, but I know if I was a fish, I would be bored.)
Anyway, I need some advice.
I am thinking about putting 3 of the Balas in my Koi Pond for the summer. I live in Virginia and our pond freezes over each winter, and the Koi are fine, and I know I would have to bring the Balas back in, but the question is.....
Is it okay to do what I am thinking about doing? Mainly putting the big guys into the Koi Pond during the summer months?
I also know he will just get bigger, but I was planning on building an indoor pond for the sharks during the winter months. I just want to give them more space for the most part.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
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I don't have any experience doing what you are proposing, but I would think that if you could monitor the outside water temp, and keep them in their preferred temp range, they would do O.K.
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I would mostly worry about the chance of escape in a flood situation, and then perhaps becoming an invasive issue.
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I would mostly worry about the chance of escape in a flood situation, and then perhaps becoming an invasive issue. winter would kill them
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