Diy patio ponds

[Danlacey1988]

So this week I've set up a few out door patio pond tubs
One currently has rice fish in just like last year
One has daphina in which feeds my rice fish
And the last I set up today to be another ricefish pond
Has anyone else set up some out door tubs this year and if so what fish are you keeping in them would be great to see

 

[Danlacey1988]

I have also planted some plants in pots inside them and add some water lettuce

 

[Myrtle]

I've also set up 2 tubs for ricefish which I raised from eggs I received back in Feb. I also have multiple old boxes and things which fill with rainwater. During dry spells I chuck old aquarium water in and these sustain populations of daphnia, blackworm, mosquito and midge larva etc. I'll grab a photo later.

 

[Danlacey1988]

I've also set up 2 tubs for ricefish which I raised from eggs I received back in Feb. I also have multiple old boxes and things which fill with rainwater. During dry spells I chuck old aquarium water in and these sustain populations of daphnia, blackworm, mosquito and midge larva etc. I'll grab a photo later.

Yeah my daphina culture has exploded I'm harvesting every day made another tub now just for them aswell but I have enough food now to feed all the fish which is good

Waiting for my rice fish to breed yet nothing so far 😩

 

[Danlacey1988]

Here's a photo of today's harvest

 

[Danlacey1988]

Today I've come across some ricefish eggs from my platinum ricefish in the outdoor tub I've transfered them to the other pond now to stop them from being eaten by the adults

 

[Ian61]

Well done on the spawning. Keep us updated. I’ve just ordered some rice fish eggs off eBay with a view to growing on before putting fish in my new pond. Hopefully there’ll have been some good plant growth by then.

 

[Danlacey1988]

Well done on the spawning. Keep us updated. I’ve just ordered some rice fish eggs off eBay with a view to growing on before putting fish in my new pond. Hopefully there’ll have been some good plant growth by then.View attachment 206217

This pond looks amazing I will keep you guys updated hopefully there be lots more soon
Once your ricefish arrive be sure to post them in here would be nice to see what others are doing

 

[Ian61]

Hopefully raising the rice fish from eggs will be similar to my recent experiences with killis(rachovii and gardneri )Yesterday I added 10 white cloud mountain minnows who have settled well and seemed to be courting/spawning today. There’s certainly no shortage of live food to feast on , particularly mosquito larvae.

 

[Danlacey1988]

Well done on the spawning. Keep us updated. I’ve just ordered some rice fish eggs off eBay with a view to growing on before putting fish in my new pond. Hopefully there’ll have been some good plant growth by then.View attachment 206217

As requested a little update
I moved the spawning mops with eggs over didn't see anything in the ponds for ages then suddenly I've found 4 babies of my platinum rice fish was shocked as I thought they had all just died
They have got quite big and must have been hiding in the plant cover before only the 4 I could see but I suspect there are more
Will keep you update on progress

 

[Danlacey1988]

Update video of ricefish

Forgot to add this here is a little video of the rice fish I found in the pond I filmed for my tiktok account feel free to check it out or follow more updates coming soon

 

[Danlacey1988]

 

[Danlacey1988]