530 gallon pond stocking ideas.
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If you can do some sort of planting with hornwort or elodea there is a good chance you could get the rosy barbs to breed in the summer. Although never kept them as low as 12 before in winter.
Also didn’t know tandanus went that low so good to know, I am assuming you must have tandanus tandanus in which case this will be a big fish potentially as large or bigger than a koi.
Both of which when larger may take your smaller rosy barbs, as would perch or bass?!
Also didn’t know tandanus went that low so good to know, I am assuming you must have tandanus tandanus in which case this will be a big fish potentially as large or bigger than a koi.
Both of which when larger may take your smaller rosy barbs, as would perch or bass?!
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Yeah they get further south than were i am. I will try to breed the Rosy barbs or cherry barbs in the pond
By the way, I forgot to mention that you're going to want at least 6 koi and at least 6 tinfoil barbs (as opposed to 1 and 3). That is generally the minimum for schooling fish, and koi are schooling fish like tinfoils.
Make sure you have adequate filtration and do adequate water replacements for these too. In fact 6 koi may even overstock the pond (meaning you may have to let your sister know they're not an option), but I'll leave the koi experts to weigh in on that.
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Make sure you have adequate filtration and do adequate water replacements for these too. In fact 6 koi may even overstock the pond (meaning you may have to let your sister know they're not an option), but I'll leave the koi experts to weigh in on that.
Re-looking at your list I think you may have to seriously rethink this. The Australian bass could reach 2ft in length and the perch each over a foot. Whilst all three are not huge, they will be massive compared to rosy barbs which will just be snack items for them. As would small tinfoils but if you can grow them on them they will fair better size wise, although not heard of them accepting quite so cold conditions. How big is your bass currently?
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The rosy barbs would be something that they could snack on, i already have a breeding group. My bass currently is about 9cm. I’m not 100% sure on the tinfoils, but a well known guy in the hobby says it has be done, so may not do it.
If you want something interactive, salmon tail catfish would work. They hand feed, school well and follow you like a puppy.
You can keep tinfoil unheated through winter in Brisbane. We get very hot days and cold nights at the beginning and end of winter so water temperature fluctuates dramatically. Even cold water fish can't handle big fluctuations so drop a heater in until it's constantly cold then remove.
You can keep tinfoil unheated through winter in Brisbane. We get very hot days and cold nights at the beginning and end of winter so water temperature fluctuates dramatically. Even cold water fish can't handle big fluctuations so drop a heater in until it's constantly cold then remove.
I’ll look into salmon cats, The tinfoils would probably work if you keep them in Brisbane, as water temps tend to stay similar.
I can tell you the tinfoil barbs are more cold hardy then I ever thought. When things cooled this winter my pacu went off feed but the barbs kept feeding. I believe rio grande die at 49F
