Patio bowl stocking ideas?

[Kelly_Aquatics]

I’m going to be making a patio bowl shortly that will be in the ballpark of 40-60 gallons
It will be outside in the summer and in a heated garage in the winter so most likely it will stay 60-65+
It will also most likely have filtration
What would you guys recommend?
Something other than goldfish and white clouds
I was looking at paradise gourami would those work?

 

[tlindsey]

I’m going to be making a patio bowl shortly that will be in the ballpark of 40-60 gallons
It will be outside in the summer and in a heated garage in the winter so most likely it will stay 60-65+
It will also most likely have filtration
What would you guys recommend?
Something other than goldfish and white clouds
I was looking at paradise gourami would those work?

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...ise-fish-and-other-cold-water-friends.394116/

 

[The Masked Shadow]

I don’t suggest rosy barbs - mine hide so much lol.

Paradise fish stay small, you could try a small species of sunfish.

 

[Fishman Dave]

You could go for the albino paradise fish.




They will be visible from above and could breed too.
Only issue is that like Siamese fighters, you wont be able to keep more than one male without fighting.

 

[duanes]

I have used Macropodus opecularis (the common Paradise fish) in those type outdoor enclosures and they do well. Those originating in Korea and China can easily take the temp fluctuations, they'd even breed during the summer. I would find half dozen juvies in the fall when moving the enclosure in for the winter.
Where I lived, a 4 ft deep feature would freeze solid top to bottom in WI
I wouldn't expect the more exotic Macropodus species from Borneo or southern Viet Nam or other tropical areas to handle winter though
or....some of the line bred color types may also not be as hardy, as the genes for robustness are often sacrificed when breeding only for certain select colors.
One caveat, those same colors that show beautifully from the side in a glass tank, often allow them to disappear as seen from the surface of the water.
In my outdoor enclosures if I saw a few second glimpse as they grabbed a breath of ambient air, before they'd disappear into the depths, I was lucky.

 

[Friller2009]

Would you say that Paradise Fish would do well outdoors in Sydney?

 

[duanes]

Would you say that Paradise Fish would do well outdoors in Sydney?

I believe they would do well there.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

What about filtration? I found some pots that are 10-15 gallons that I’m going to use.
The temp has stayed 80+ throughout the day so more tropical fish could work. If the stocking is really light could I just have plants for filtration?

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

the neighbors are moving so I got some of their guppies. I found a solar powered pump online and it works great! Lots of flow and it costs nothing to run it!

 

[Friller2009]

Going to make a couple of these this summer. Thinking of stocking with pygmy perch.