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i am going to be setting up a pond outside. I plan to get a new 55 gallon size trash can and put some fish and plants in it. now for the fish, i plan to either put Endlers or mosquito fish and place maybe 15 to 25 adults in the container. i plant to let them stay in there all summer and take them in in the fall. i plan to grow anachris floating in the top of the container. and i plan to perform weekly water changes of about 60%

now for the questions, which fish would be easier or would be more highly recommended
is their another plant that can be floated freely and float(other than hornwort) and then be taken in and planted(if this is possible with anachris but i think it is)
and is the maintance regime adaquet

thanks for any replys in advance and cant wait to get it set up with some pics!:)
 
The rubbermaid Brute trash cans are used often for mixing SW. Pretty much any round trash can should hold up fine. The rectangular ones will bow terribly though. The round ones (obviously) aren't prone to bowing.
 
yeah i was planning on getting one of the grey round ones
 
Please use Endler's instead of Mosquitofish (I assume you are referring to Gambusia) as the Gambusia can be extremely invasive if they get into the local waterways. I've seen introduced Gambusia completely wipe out native species in a pond, as they are actually much more prone to eating fish fry than mosquito larvae. They will be equally easy to keep. Plus, I think Endler's are much nicer looking, much better demeanored, and you will be able to sell off any extra babies a lot more easily than Gambusia.

As for plants, maybe parrot's feather?
 
thanks for the advice and i was leaning towards the endlers but wanted to see if people thought they were hardy enough for outside
thanks for the heads up on parrots feather and it looks like ill be using that instead
 
The only way they'd get in local waterways is if you don't keep the top covered, or release them.

I prefer Mf, they get bigger, and have lovely color. They are also lovely t killing of adult and larvae mosquito's, I've seen mine snatch adults off of the water surface.
 
bettagurl said:
The only way they'd get in local waterways is if you don't keep the top covered, or release them.
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That's simply not true; it happens. All it takes is a big storm (and a cover doesn't always stop them) to wash a few into a local stream and there you go. If you don't believe me, read up on it. And it's not just mosquitofish that this happens with. There are hundreds of pets worldwide that one way or another (and often without intentional releasing or free range) have made it into the local ecosystems. Just ask someone from Hawaii about Jackson's Chameleons, or those Burmese Pythons in Florida. We need to be careful that we make sure our pets are fully contained when we keep them in areas that they could form long-term populations.

Endler's will be more than hardy enough, assuming you bring them in before it get's cold. I live in PA, and the parrots feather does fine as long as long as there is no frost. Once the first frost comes, it all dies, so just make sure you bring it in before that.
 
i was planning on breaking the whole thing down and bringing it all in before it got to cold
 
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