Evenings are getting cooler

[b considine]

I've got Odessa barbs in mine. They should be able to handle a few days in 60s water.

But still...

Blaise

 

[chriscoli]

So I guess the important question is, how was the fish haul?

I was using the tub for grow-out rather than spawning, so I got out what I put in. I'm not convinced that using outdoor tubs grows them faster than indoors. I got a late start on the tubs this year anyhow.

 

[Becca]

So, putting congo tetras in the pond was much easier than getting them out. I don't think they spawned for me, but I do still have 2 adults I need to catch. I have millions of white clouds, a dozen or so more Norman's Lampeyes, and somehow I ended up with shrimp in the ponds and I don't remember putting them out there.

 

[FishEggs]

I know I have at least 2 frogs in my tub. I put Endlers, rummy nose, kubotai and ember tetras in there. The tub has so many surface plants that I don't know if I have any fish or fry left in there anymore.

Do you quarantine your fish when you bring them in from outside?

I think I'll be pulling any fish sometime this week. I've had Endlers out in temps down to mid 50s overnight and they did just fine. But I want to get the tetras back in the house. If I have any in there.

 

[Carolineep]

I Qt when I bring my fish back inside.

I haven't gotten any frogs in my tubs yet. Looking forward to having some critter companions.

 

[mchambers]

Yesterday was the first time in 25 years that D.C. had a day in August where the temperature didn't reach 70!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-on-a-warmer-thursday/?utm_term=.a1d83dcce641

Sounds like it will be cool again Friday and Saturday, too.

 

[FishEggs]

I pulled my fish and fry today. Found 3 frogs and a bunch of dragonfly nymphs. My kubotai didn't survive but the Embers and rummy nose and endlers did. Not sure if anything but the endlers multiplied.
The dragonfly nymphs were a nice snack for the African cichlids.

 

[mchambers]

The Diamond tetras seem to have enjoyed their brief time in the pond!

 

[chriscoli]

Oh, nice! I think I lost all of mine....

 

[b considine]

View attachment 18198 The Diamond tetras seem to have enjoyed their brief time in the pond!

Matt- How many did you start out with? That's a nice haul for such a relatively short time.

Diamond tetras in the auction next week?

Blaise

 

[mchambers]

I put five in, found one dead about two weeks ago.

Certainly will be some in auctions to come, but I need to leave early next week (baseball tickets), so probably not until October.

 

[dogofwar]

I have a bunch of mchambers diamond tetras from last summer in my 150... Great fish. Might need to add to the school from this year's batch

Matt

 

[mchambers]

Even though it was so cold in late August, it warmed up quite a bit in September, and my pond is still about 65F. I caught one lone Diamond tetra earlier this week, and today I caught four juvie Cryptoheros myrnae.

I think there are more of the C. myrnae, including three adults, but they're very hard to catch. When threatened, they usually duck into crevices in the liner, making it impossible to catch them. Two of the other Matts ( dogofwar and FishEggs ) suggested using minnow traps. I made a couple of homemade ones with bottles today, but the only fish I've found in them are the rainbow daces, which I want to leave in the pond.

 

[Becca]

Watch out with the bottle minnow traps - see if you can ventilate them in some way. If you forget about them for too long, fish will die in them.

I went to check my pond yesterday and there are still hordes of white clouds and still lots of new fry out there, along with 2 frogs.

 

[mchambers]

Good point on the traps. I made a point of checking the two I used every hour. Once I caught the dace, I gave up.