Wide temperature range ideas

[Joshuakahan]

Just looking for ideas for a fish or fishes that gets to be 3-4” or so that can tolerate lows in the 40s and highs in the 80s and is interesting to watch from the top down

I’m also looking for nontoxic plants that can handle this range that can have their roots submerged and grow out of the top.
Thanks for any ideas

 

[Milingu]

Are you talking about goldfish?

I would go for rainbow shiners - Notropis chrosomus.
Macropodus ocellatus could also be an option.

 

[Midwater]

Weather loach.

 

[jjohnwm]

Rosy Reds.

As tame and visible as Goldfish, as active as Danios, as easy to breed as Guppies, as interesting as Cichlids, survive easily under thick ice as long as it doesn't freeze solid to the bottom.

 

[Backfromthedead]

Rosy Reds.

As tame and visible as Goldfish, as active as Danios, as easy to breed as Guppies, as interesting as Cichlids, survive easily under thick ice as long as it doesn't freeze solid to the bottom.

Very underrated fish. I kept a tankful of these at one point and always regretted trying to cohab them with my big oscars.

 

[duanes]

Most fish from Uruguay are able to tolerate very wide swings, everything from Plecos, and Tetras, to Cichlids, but.....
when kept outside, and seen from above, their wild coloration does more to cammoflauge them, than provide interest.

https://hosting.photobucket.com/alb...res/066-2.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds

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Above are Australoheros in my pond in Milwaukee
Below, left Gymogeophagus from above, right from the side

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Below another Gymno species left in the pond, right from the side

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[duanes]

Since none of my side shots uploaded correctly, these coincide with the pond shots

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/i97/dstuer/Ceibal/.highres/108_zps902e086e.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/i97/dstuer/geogymno/.highres/014_zpsa6f6ee66.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/i97/dstuer/geogymno/paso%20pache/.highres/Gymnopeas001.jpg?width=320&height=320&fit=bounds

 

[Joshuakahan]

Thanks for the fish ideas! I’ll check these out.
Does anyone have any plant ideas?

 

[Joshuakahan]

Rosy Reds.

As tame and visible as Goldfish, as active as Danios, as easy to breed as Guppies, as interesting as Cichlids, survive easily under thick ice as long as it doesn't freeze solid to the bottom.

After doing some research on the suggested fish, it looks like the Rosie reds are the winner, after I figure out the plants I’m gonna go with I’ll grab this thing and get it going
Thanks for the idea!