reidi
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Thought i'd introduce myself. I'm Andy (reidi) I've been keeping fish for 40 years (not same ones, i'm not that good).
kept Tropicals for 30+years. Wildlife ponds for 10 years. finally Marine /reef approx 10 years. Recentley given up my marines with plan to do a temperate 4'x18"x18".
A lemony snickets moment later followed by the better half wanting to decorate the room now means im summer tubbing instead. (for now)
Picked up a 150 gallon preformed pond for this. currently has Odessa barbs, white clouds, zebra danios and rainbow shiners. plants are Starwort, Eloda, Hornwart, and a piece of frog bit. A Few pieces of java moss. So far the fish have been seen spawning and i'm looking forword to raising some fry. Todayi had my first loss whilst tubbing an Odessa barb had jumped from the pond between 12 15 and 1pm . was watching them spawn left for an hour come back to odessa barb on flags near pond. Next job for me is to find away to prevent this happening again. May have to add more floating plants or wrap the pond rim withn visquine to about 6" above water line to prevent any other jumpers.
Wild pond is full of newts and is predominantly Starwort, and flag iris and a water lilly a few fish are in the pond namely rudd sticklebacks. may split the lilly and add half to the preformed pond. Will add more plants when i have the chance. Living in West Yorkshire currently enjoying the sun( well earlier i was)
kept Tropicals for 30+years. Wildlife ponds for 10 years. finally Marine /reef approx 10 years. Recentley given up my marines with plan to do a temperate 4'x18"x18".
A lemony snickets moment later followed by the better half wanting to decorate the room now means im summer tubbing instead. (for now)
Picked up a 150 gallon preformed pond for this. currently has Odessa barbs, white clouds, zebra danios and rainbow shiners. plants are Starwort, Eloda, Hornwart, and a piece of frog bit. A Few pieces of java moss. So far the fish have been seen spawning and i'm looking forword to raising some fry. Todayi had my first loss whilst tubbing an Odessa barb had jumped from the pond between 12 15 and 1pm . was watching them spawn left for an hour come back to odessa barb on flags near pond. Next job for me is to find away to prevent this happening again. May have to add more floating plants or wrap the pond rim withn visquine to about 6" above water line to prevent any other jumpers.
Wild pond is full of newts and is predominantly Starwort, and flag iris and a water lilly a few fish are in the pond namely rudd sticklebacks. may split the lilly and add half to the preformed pond. Will add more plants when i have the chance. Living in West Yorkshire currently enjoying the sun( well earlier i was)