Aviary with Water Bottom, what do you think?

[mondo]

thank you everyone,
guess it wont work like I had planned, good thing we got a good discussion here rather than me trying and seeing the hazards spread in real life.
But I know I will have a pond / fountain for them, with excellent filtration to kill germs so the water will always be good for drinking and bathing

an acquaintance of mine kept local finches (javas, munias, strawberries, etc), and their drinking water is a used aquarium with lots of aquatic plants and a few small fish to eat mosquito larvae!
and the finches are doing just fine! he even said some of them are bold enough to go for a splash, and came back to dry themselves up

[Colt]

You could try an idea similar to the remake of When A Stranger Calls. There's an indoor aviary with a stream running through it with koi.

[MiaCarter]

Colt -- Careful with koi, they get very large and the largest ones are big enough to eat a small finch.

I had a friend who tried a pond with koi and there was problems in this regard. I don't recall if they ate a bird or injured one, but there was a problem with the big koi and the small birds.

[DanteD716]

I think it's a great idea, but just that, an idea like the others said there are many hazards. Maybe if you get a shallow pond with a fountain? I'm sure you can get fountains at the garden sections of most places. I would love a big aviary one day with a shallow stream ruining through it, but these are just dreams

[mondo]

I think it's a great idea, but just that, an idea like the others said there are many hazards. Maybe if you get a shallow pond with a fountain? I'm sure you can get fountains at the garden sections of most places. I would love a big aviary one day with a shallow stream ruining through it, but these are just dreams

I've seen videos like that in youtube! they have a beautiful little stream, the water runs through rocks so it has many landing place for the birds.

I also see a lot of ponds in an aviary, and the pond is deep enough to keep fish... not large kois (even I would be wary) but just small peaceful goldfish

[mondo]

Colt -- Careful with koi, they get very large and the largest ones are big enough to eat a small finch.

I had a friend who tried a pond with koi and there was problems in this regard. I don't recall if they ate a bird or injured one, but there was a problem with the big koi and the small birds.

Ah I was never planning to use kois or to have them anyways...
I want my pond densely planted (like aquariums) and having kois will only ruin them. goldfish, or tropical fish are the way to go~

[DanteD716]

mondo whatever you decide keep us posted! I'm sure it's possible is proper precautions are taken

[KarenB]

Goldfish will eat your plants.

[mondo]

Goldfish will eat your plants.

true, but not as much as kois would, plus I've had experience keeping certain aquatic plants with goldfish
if you check up on youtube you'll see a lot of people plant their goldfish tank / pond ^_^