Outdoor tubbin with CPD?
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We are having the opposite problem here, we are having a “severe” drought! Hasn’t rained much at all in months. Voluntary water restrictions are not good for my garden (but i’m watering my plants)- don’t care about the grass- its got yellow dog pee spots anyway
I actually need to go fill up the tubs for several inches! This lack of rain is making us unseasonably hot too. Bah, I can’t even walk the dogs.
Still haven’t given the CPD a thorough check- must do that today
Maybe you folks in the UK can set up a tub under a nice big window? I’m sure the family won’t mind
wow they do look good and a good idea
however if you live in england like ste and katkin have said i would think that the cpd’s would of got washesd out in the rain weve had
chris
Well the rainbows are still going strong, however I can’t see into the others, and the other fish are so small!
I hope to find something when I start cleaning them out later this season.I’m in Dallas, TX USA. I breed Endler’s and Colisa fasciata in a half-whiskey-barrel outdoors. Last C. fasciata spawning produced about 1200 fry. Average water temp is 80-83 (26-28).
Update:
I have CPD fry, and small adults! They must have been reproducing for a while because there are some almost full grown fish in there. I have no Idea how many, or how I’m going to get them all out! I just did a sweep with a net and caught these guys and fry
Excited!
I also have large praecox rainbos and fry, and some beautiful endlers. Not sure what else!Wow, I really wish I could try that here, but the weathers just been so unpredictable I wouldn’t want to risk it. I could probably of gotton away with it here (new house) as it hasn’t rained since we moved in. In fact it’s hotter now than it’s been all summer!
KIts been cooler this week, in the 50’s at night and 70’s during the day, but the water is still pretty warm to the touch (don’t know exact temp) I think it has to do with the water volume, but also the thick layer of duckweed insulating it. Mind you, it was in the 90’s all last month too!
Perhaps next summer you can try setting a tub in a shallower, but wider tub to catch the overflow, then you can check it for fish before emptying it.Well done Aqua… Can we see any pics of the tubs after they have been out all summer? i bet they are overflowing with plants. I would love to do this next year and might set 200litre water butts outside my fishroom with heaters.
Well done again…Pics…Pics…Pics
congrats with the fry.
i also want to do it now as ste said i might also set up a water butt and hope.
how big is the container the cpds are in?
as i sure most my babies get eaten before i see them/notice them so due to the space the might have more hiding places etc. also do you feed them? (silly question i know) also while im at it water changes? filtering the water?
thanks
chrisIt is a 20 gallon tub. No water changes, no filtration, just plants. I don’t feed them, there are lots of little bugs and larvae that get in the water- especially mosquito larva!
Empty on top, CPD on bottom Both have rotala growing in pots inside, and a now huge clump of moss filling at least 1/3 of the space.
CPD
Rainbows and swordtails you can see the water sprite got burned up by the heat- it did look really nice!
Swordtail tub with hygro, watersprite, duckweed salvinia, and rotala?
This tub looks disgusting, but i guess all that algae is good for fry, I promise those plants aren’t dead either- just turned reddish brown with all the sun they get.
Lots of Endlers livebearers in here, and I still need to take a closer look to see if I have any bluefin killi fry, or darters.
Oh, and the guardians of the pool
I love it, The pool looks fantastic with all the plants, shame about the algae but as you said it helps feed the fry, you will have to be careful when removing the plants or you may remove hundreds of fry as well, trapped between the plants… Thanks for sharing.
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