Channel Cats

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Hi im new to the fourm and i am making a pond for my catfish and i know they can survive through winter (i live in canada and i took them out of a lake since they were an inch long) by goin to the bottom of the lake so can anyone give suggestions to how deep my pond should be? :?: :!:
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Post by Silurus »

The pond needs to be at least 24" deep. You might also want to keep an area of the pond ice-free to allow for gaseous exchange.

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Post by RogerMcAllen »

24" still seems a bit shallow to me. My old pond here in Illnois, right near Chicago, was right around 2' and it froze nearly solid. I dug my new one to just about 4' to be safe.
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Post by magnum4 »

The deeper the better, but i normally advise 3 feet if you can get it.
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Post by Ron »

I have read that 3-3.5 feet is a good minimum for areas where you will get ice over the winter.
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