Besides Native and Goldfish, what other cool water fish are there?

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Ok, maybe the mention of Bass and Gar was off. (LMB, SMB, and virtually all temperate Gars being Natives in US terms).

But not all the members of the other groups I mentioned are exclusively native.

You've got European and Asian Sturgeon, Perch, Trout, and Salmon. Roach and Barbel are also known European Fish. Mahseer are purely non-native in origin. Majority of the cyprinids that aren't Chub, Suckers, and Minnows tend to come from Asia. These days, more chinese cold water imports are coming in, so you could check those out as well. Asian Eels are showing up a little more.

There's also a wealth of Chinese and Japanese Gobies. Japanese Styphodon Gobies are actually very interesting, what with all the color diversity they have.

Again, a little more research sheds more light. So don't just write-off my mentions of trout and perch as being natives only.

I would've mentioned Chinese Paddlefish on the Paddlefish part, but that one's a different story altogether.
 
Odessa Barbs do great in cold water - mine are in an unheated aquarium that fluctuates between 76 and 56 depending on the season. They are also great to look at - very colorful once you get them settled in especially in a tank with cover/plants.
 
Medaka or Japanese Ricefish- once a popular coldwater species
Croaking Tetra- another popular coldwater species
Clicker Barb or Topmouth Gudgeon- smaller barb-like minnow
Pale Chub- pretty Asian minnow with long fins
Tench- few color strains existed
Orfe- few color strains existed
Bittling- different species existed
Dojos and Weatherfish
Stickleback (European species)
 
Also there are few Central American coldwater species...namely Goodeid group.
 
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Tachysurus Ussuriensis. A nice coldwater Cat from China.

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Leiocassis Longirostris. Another interesting Chinese Cat with some Sturgeon characteristics.

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Elopichthys Bambusa. The Yellow Cheek Carp. Pretty interesting as it shares more in common with a Pike in terms of Body Form.

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Also I forget about Galxias....
 
I can't imagine frontosas handling temps in the 60's for very long. Mine stopped eating when temps got below about 70.
 
i live in hawaii and the lowest my water ever drops to is about 72 degrees. would most plecos be fine in a tank that temperature? trying to make a goldfish pond
 
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