Ornamental Fish Question

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04-04-2009, 01:06 PM
kingwilly

Ornamental Fish Question

Hoping for some garden/fish advice. I have several water pots around my house, obviously great breeding places for dengue mosquitoes. So I want to get some small fish to put into the pots to eat the larvae, and also because they look nice too.

But I know bugger all about fish, size of pots, will I need to aerate them? They have small plants in them. Type of fish? Number? food? Sun or shade?

I've seen plenty of small pots in Thailand with fish living in them - usually around the river, or in wats. how do they do it?

These are the pots;

1st and largest, out the front, semi shaded, plants growing in it and plenty of algae in the bottom of it. It's about a metre deep.

https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_Image088.jpg

2nd is in the back - the cats often drink out of that one, even though I provide fresh water every day. Will that be a problem for the fish? This pot is roughly 30 cms deep.

https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_Image095.jpg

and I suspect that this last one is too small for fish, but perhaps I'm wrong. I could always put a great fuckin Koi in there? couldnt i? It's only about 15 cms deep and about 40 cms across. It's also on a stand that has it about 2 foot off the ground.

https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...age096%7E0.jpg
04-04-2009, 01:25 PM
Norton

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Originally Posted by kingwilly

So I want to get some small fish to put into the pots to eat the larvae, and also because they look nice too.

Guppies. A few will soon be hundreds. Easy to keep and will enjoy the free larvae meal.

https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
04-04-2009, 01:28 PM
kingwilly

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Originally Posted by Norton

Guppies. Hundreds of em will soon be thousands. Easy to keep and will enjoy the free larvae meal.

it's really that easy? I just put them in and forget about them?

Shouldnt i feed them a bit each day as well,

will they fit in that small pot?
04-04-2009, 01:51 PM
Happyman

it really is ! :)

If you want to.

Yes.

You will lose a few to mynah birds and visits from small pond herons but they breed so fast you will probably not notice :)

I get 50 for 30 baht here in Phuket here in Phuket .
04-04-2009, 01:56 PM
kingwilly

excellent, thanks for the help then. 30 baht. that's about 10,000 rupiah, cheers.
04-04-2009, 02:02 PM
Norton

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Originally Posted by Happyman

You will lose a few to mynah birds and visits from small pond herons but they breed so fast you will probably not notice

Will lose a few of the offspring to the parents as well. Baby eaters they be,;)
04-04-2009, 02:04 PM
Norton

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Originally Posted by kingwilly

will they fit in that small pot?

Sure will. The ones you see in the pic I posted are close to actual size.
04-04-2009, 02:06 PM
nedwalk

yep and them fantails are sorta pretty, my missus breeds em to feed to her crazy oscars,and yea they,ll wipe out any rigglers
04-04-2009, 05:29 PM
mellow

My son put Guppies and Simese fighting fish in the lily water pot. They all multiply like crazy. We do give them fish food. When we clean out the algae, lots of them get cleaned out too, and tossed into the pond. The water pot is quickly overpopulated again, and the process gets repeated. In the pond the Tilapia like the algae, and there are others who like these small fish.
04-04-2009, 06:05 PM
Mr Smith

KW, the easiest and cheapest way to get your fish is to get the GF's rice pot, with no rice of course, walk to the neighbor's house and scoop some fish out of their planter pot. They will never miss them as fast as they multiply.
04-04-2009, 06:14 PM
Norton

^^You have created your own little ecology. Good job.
04-04-2009, 06:16 PM
kingwilly

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Originally Posted by Mr Smith

KW, the easiest and cheapest way to get your fish is to get the GF's rice pot, with no rice of course, walk to the neighbor's house and scoop some fish out of their planter pot. They will never miss them as fast as they multiply.

Genius!

off to do it now! (while its dark, see!) ;)
04-04-2009, 06:20 PM
blackgang

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Originally Posted by kingwilly

the cats often drink out of that one, even though I provide fresh water every day. Will that be a problem for the fish?

That would be the ideal spot to put the Piranha, they would love it.
05-04-2009, 01:02 AM
Happyman

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Originally Posted by blackgang

That would be the ideal spot to put the Piranha, they would love it.

In principal a big NO NO to import or own Piranhas in East Asia .

Outside of a zoo if you have one you are liable to a HUGE fine - not sure how much but it would make your eyes water !!:rofl:
05-04-2009, 02:15 AM
The Fresh Prince

How do you say Guppies in Thai? I need some and all my neighbours gates are locked tonight.

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Originally Posted by kingwilly

I could always put a great fuckin Koi in there?

Comet!
05-04-2009, 01:34 PM
Marmite the Dog

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Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

How do you say Guppies in Thai?

Pla lek lek. :)
05-04-2009, 04:52 PM
The Gentleman Scamp

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Originally Posted by KW

Hoping for some garden/fish advice.

Bullshit KW, you're trying to bait Maddie's new nick, you don't fool me. :)