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That's sweet. Yeah, it's not a problem for every state, I've just started asking people to check the lists for their state, to be safe, since I've found out just how many pond and aquarium plants are actually invasives in various states. But if it's not on the list for you, then cool beans. :)
20 gallon long
Lionhead - Kiko
Calico Lionhead - Little Bean
29 gallon
Fantail - Oliver
Black Moor - Damian
Calico Ryukin - Serafina
2.5 gallon
male betta - Pirate
10 gallon planted
minnow, betta, guppy
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| Yeah- it's always a good idea to check! (never a good idea to go against the law of the land!) I'm setting aside the option of fantail goldfish for the moment. I'm researching the paradise gourami and white cloud minnows. I've read alot of stories about these two fish how they can survive low temperatures. Not sure how low South East China's temperatures are in the winter, but there have been paradise gouramis that survived being left outside in bags during the winter in HongKong. So they might be a good addition! I may have to add a heater... but like I said, still researching!
---------------------------------------------------- "For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished" (2nd Peter 3:5-6)
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| I bought 6 cloud minnows today and they are doing great in the pond. They've eaten already and are checking everything out. I'll take out most of them and overwinter them indoors. If the ones left outside survive the winter- fantastic! If not, then I'll either keep them as summer pond fish or I might get a pond heater... I bought a small ryukin also. He's white with red markings on all his fins, a hood of red covering the top of his head and one eye, and also his top lip. Pretty comical to see him, and very lively. If he eats my lilies than he goes to my friend. If not, then he can stay as long as he wants!  The store didn't have any paradise gouramis so I'll have to check around for them. I'll keep ya posted!
---------------------------------------------------- "For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished" (2nd Peter 3:5-6)
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| Ok, here's new info on the pond. I lost the biggest cloud minnow two days ago- I thought she was a heavy female but I might have been wrong. Anyways, the other 5 are still swimming around as usual acting like they own the place. They will now eat while my hands are in the pond so they've gotten pretty used to me being around. The ryukin is doing great too. I havn't noticed any missing pieces of plants from the lilies or surprisingly even the submerged plants which is perfectly fine with me. The tadpoles have decined in numbers a bit (only the small ones are disappearing) which is fine too. (There were so many treefrog tadpoles! Every three days for a month you could expect to see another batch of eggs floating on the pond. I have young tree frogs all over the place! :D) My family went to the river earlier today and I brought back some baby minnows of some kind. I still have to identify them- the babies didn't have much color, but the juveniles were striped with different browns. I'll keep ya posted. I also have two female bettas and one male betta in the pond at this time... My oldest female is so fat (I can't tell wether it's from her own eggs or from the tadpoles she's been eating). Do you think they will spawn before the fall?
---------------------------------------------------- "For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished" (2nd Peter 3:5-6)
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