Pond Fish Orfe, Golden Orfe Alisons Nature Reserve

The ide fish are ideal for deep large ponds as they are school fish.

Koi fish image. Broads drone 14928 views. They school at the surface and interact peacefully with other fish. Golden orfe eating a frog duration.

Pond fish 32303 on the bottom left is an orfe not a close up shot. In contradistinction to a goldfish for example a gold orfe is a real surface fish by which it attracts attention. Pond fish need the right amount of nutrients and good water quality to remain healthy.

Pond fish 3902 one orfe is in the upper. To begin breeding any fish is complicated and has its challenges though many pond owners know that orfe can be one of the most difficult types of fish to try to breed. An adult orfe fish can weight about 8 9 pounds 4 kg.

It is a popular ornamental fish usually kept in outdoor ponds in temperate regions from which it often escapes. If a pond is deep enough at least 40 in they will easily hibernate in winter. However conditions need to be just right and these can be tricky to replicate in a pond.

Ive sold them for many years at my nursery and have always had them in my pond. In the wild orfe are prolific breeders with mature females laying thousands of eggs. Pond fish including orfe close up of orfe with a medium goldfish to compare size orfe close up pond fish with orfe at the bottom orfe close up.

The orfe fish originates from europe and can grow to a site of up to 24 inches. Care of the ide. Here is a photo from lilypons on 83103 that includes a small orfe at the top.

Orfe and other pond fish in full hd duration. They are very active and swimming mostly at the surface. It has been introduced outside its native range in europe north america and new zealand.

Ides are real school fish which should be kept with at least five specimens. I know of no faults and rank them as a 10. Its claimed by some that they are one of the 10 fastest fish in the world.

The ide leuciscus idus or orfe is a freshwater fish of the family cyprinidae found in larger rivers ponds and lakes across northern europe and asia. Orfe are wonderful pond fish. This works for smaller fish but for fish that grow larger like koi the rule expands to one inch of fish per two gallons of water i prefer to size that up to allow the fish plenty of room to roam and be comfortable so around 100 gallons per koi is good.