i think your very confusedOnion01;1258440; said:
the jewels are in tupperwares outside here.
my pbass are in a real pond somewhere else close by.
and its not 20" its 20 feet deep lol
fl exotics and winter
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the jewels are in tupperwares outside here.
my pbass are in a real pond somewhere else close by.
and its not 20" its 20 feet deep lol
midnight... shame on you! How long have you lived here? 
It's not just the cold, it's the thermal shock (water changing temp to quickly), slow acclamation could work, fish don't seem to like flash-freezing
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Which tanks are you loosing out of first?
You can insulate to small breeder tanks with Styrofoam (make a box around the whole thing) and put a couple 60 watt lights inside it to help stabilize the temps.
Same with your ponds, that 2" styrofoam makes a good cover, insulate the siddes and as soon as the sun is on the pond lay a piece of black plastic (heavy trash bags) over 2/3 of the water surface to solar heat it...just be careful, you can cook the fish in less than an hour. Play with this in an empty pond to get a handle on how long it takes there.
I have a few insane things to do for emergency heating, but I don't think you want to go there...but they do work.
Dr Joe
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It's not just the cold, it's the thermal shock (water changing temp to quickly), slow acclamation could work, fish don't seem to like flash-freezing
.Which tanks are you loosing out of first?
You can insulate to small breeder tanks with Styrofoam (make a box around the whole thing) and put a couple 60 watt lights inside it to help stabilize the temps.
Same with your ponds, that 2" styrofoam makes a good cover, insulate the siddes and as soon as the sun is on the pond lay a piece of black plastic (heavy trash bags) over 2/3 of the water surface to solar heat it...just be careful, you can cook the fish in less than an hour. Play with this in an empty pond to get a handle on how long it takes there.
I have a few insane things to do for emergency heating, but I don't think you want to go there...but they do work.
Dr Joe
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lol um ok hmm
i kid i kid!
ive had it covered with 3 beach towels tho.even before deaths.
just looked,temp in the day says about 68
i have a few hundred fish outside,guess we will see who is or isnt coldwater
but like i said above,pbass are in a huge,real pond.lol
i do have some jewels and armored cats in my small pond.
but its my koi pond so whoever cant stand cold needs to move anyways
and on my pond i used 4" thick timbers,so that might help a bit.no top tho.
long time,not as long as you tho
i kid i kid! ahh
the multi tupperware setup.the one floating in the air.lol
ive had it covered with 3 beach towels tho.even before deaths.
just looked,temp in the day says about 68
i have a few hundred fish outside,guess we will see who is or isnt coldwater
good tips to know
but like i said above,pbass are in a huge,real pond.lol
i do have some jewels and armored cats in my small pond.
but its my koi pond so whoever cant stand cold needs to move anyways
and on my pond i used 4" thick timbers,so that might help a bit.no top tho.
im sure i wouldnt want to try but i would like to hear or better yet see.lol
going to give this one more shot lol
3rd time asking i think.
are these cold or warm watered?
jewel cichlids
armored catfish
clarias catfish
mayan cichlids
3rd time asking i think.
are these cold or warm watered?
jewel cichlids
armored catfish
clarias catfish
mayan cichlids
lol, I was totally confused!!!
but my school here has mayans and pbass in a pond. It can't be anywhere close to 20ft deep (i can see the bottom), and they are around all year long. There are fw barracudas as well. i never see dead fish
but my school here has mayans and pbass in a pond. It can't be anywhere close to 20ft deep (i can see the bottom), and they are around all year long. There are fw barracudas as well. i never see dead fish
midnight;1258811; said:going to give this one more shot lol
3rd time asking i think.
are these cold or warm watered?
jewel cichlids
armored catfish
clarias catfish
mayan cichlids
yes.....But as stated 72-70 is warm, and is what is common in Fla. Go get a digital therm protect the display, attach it to a long string, take the temp of your pond. Do this often and post the results, I will be interested to see what we find. And if you have the energy, do this in various locations just to get a feel of who, what, when, where, and why....lol
ya i will have to check it and keep track.bigspizz;1259245; said:
he is one of my followers probably just lookin to start stuff
midnight;1259783; said:ya i will have to check it and keep track.
he is one of my followers probably just lookin to start stuff
That's sweet... You have a 'Groupie'
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