▲ 393 r/Aquariums
Anyone ever heard of a zebra danio developing a bright red tail before? This little guy looks so cool!
This is just a normal long fin zebra danio, one of 8 or 9 I put out in my pond a few months ago. I just discovered that his tail has developed a very noticeable reddish pigmentation! Maybe the natural sunlight and abundance of live insect prey and algae boosted it's colors? It almost looks like a guppy danio hybrid or something. Whatever the case may be, I thought it was pretty neat and wanted to share :)
u/Wise-Secretary5459 — 19 days ago
▲ 2 r/ponds
Has anyone here ever kept U.S. native suckers in ornamental koi ponds?
I've always wondered why I don't see these in people's ponds very often. I love watching them cruise around whenever I go camping up in the mountains. The only cold-water bottom feeder fish I really see people talk about in this hobby are High Fin Banded Sharks, but honestly, I kinda like the look of these suckers a bit more. While they have a much more natural coloration, it still really pops in the sunlight, and from the little internet research I did this morning, it sounds like they don't lose their colors as they age like High Fins do.
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Anyway, I'm hoping I can hear some personal experiences with these fish. I have no idea what their behavior would be like in a backyard pond with koi and goldfish. Would they socialize with the koi? Would they tame down eventually and possibly even swim over to you during feeding like koi do? I'm sure there's a few important considerations with keeping these fish, especially when it comes to legal regulations and keeping them cool during summer, but I haven't looked into that too closely yet.
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Oh, in case anyone is wondering, I think the fish in the pictures are Bridgelip Suckers, but I'm not 100% sure. I found them in a stocked trout pond in the mountains of Southeast Idaho (near Featherville, if anyone is familiar with the area).
u/Wise-Secretary5459 — 23 days ago
▲ 1 r/Fishing
For people who live in the eastern U.S., what types of fish do bait shops in your area typically sell as live baitfish?
Asking because I am mildly curious to see if bait shops may be a good way to obtain cheap native minnows for an indoor aquarium. I'm struggling to find very specific information about this online, so I thought I'd ask here if that's okay. I hope this post doesn't break the sub rules, as I am a certified moron and can't remember where to find the list of subreddit rules on the mobile app :/. It this post doesn't belong in this sub, please let me know and I'll remove it and try to find a better suited subreddit for my question.
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Oh, and I think it's worth saying that I'll definitely educate myself on state laws and regulations regarding this before doing anything, I just wanted to see first if this plan is even worth looking into. I'm pretty much just hoping to find any native minnow that displays pretty breeding season colors; things like redbelly dace, crescent shiners, taillight shiners, rough shiners, as opposed to typical drab baitfish like fathead minnows and golden shiners. I'd much prefer keeping native fish over exotic tropicals. They don't get nearly as much love as they deserve!
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Anway, thanks for reading. I'll appreciate any information you all can provide on the topic :)
u/Wise-Secretary5459 — 24 days ago
▲ 4 r/ponds
How do you guys overwinter shallow marginal plants that are planted in substrate (gravel or dirt) rather than pots?
I know some plants like irises and cattails don't die when their roots are frozen solid, but I've heard that plants like Thalia Dealbata and Pickerel Rush will. I have both of those plants in a shallow gravel bed along the margins on my pond that's only a few inches deep. If we get a layer of ice that freezes down to the gravel, I'm worried these plants might rot and die.
u/Wise-Secretary5459 — 2 months ago
▲ 227 r/ponds
My pond's annual salamander inhabitants have arrived. I always forget how adorable these little guys are.
u/Wise-Secretary5459 — 2 months ago