119. Top 5 Tub Pond Fish

Tub pond season is once again upon us! This is a fun and effective way to breed fish outside, with the added benefit of naturally occurring live food and a beautiful display to enjoy. What are the best fish to keep in this manner, and what factors should we take into consideration? The Water Colors team has an in-depth discussion on their favorite species for this application.

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Correction:
In this episode we stated that the Japanese ricefish is Oryzias woworae, when it is actually Oryzias latipes.

Species mentioned in this episode:

• Fancy guppies


• Zebra danios


• Platys


• Swordtails


• Florida flagfish


• Celestial pearl danios


• Pseudomugil luminatus


• Pseudomugil gertrudae


• Blue paradise fish


• Betta smaradigna


• Laetacara curviceps


• Odessa barbs


• Rosy barbs


• Corydoras similis


• Corydoras trilineatus


• Bristlenose plecos


• Cherry barbs


• Dwarf neon rainbows


• White cloud mountain minnows


• Oryzias woworae