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