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Nice pictures. I keep my pond like that permanently since it's an indoor/outdoor pond that goes in for the winter. I use a 35 gallon stock tank and keep neon rosy barbs and red eyed tetras. Aliza

Thanks for your reply. That was exactly what I wanted to know. There are relatively few days when the water temperature is as low as 60º --it's just a question of some maverick New England days. Most of the days that the "pond" is outside are summery. In the winter, when the pond is inside...

I have an indoor/outdoor pond (in a tub). The pond is outside between June and October. Since the pond moved inside I acquired some endlers which are doing very well. When the pond is inside I use a heater set to 76º. When it's outside I don't use a heater and there are some cold days during...

Thanks a lot. That means that my Indian flame barbs are doing a good job transmitting their red color to the neon rosy barbs. Aliza

About 2 months ago I started feeding my fish "TetraColor Tropical crisps" that advertises "Natural color enhancer". Just recently I looked at the ingredients and saw that in contains in addition to carotenoids, yellow dye 5 and red dye 3. I have no problem using carotenoids to enhance fish...

I just moved my pond back inside for the winter. I got rid of the danios --gave them away to someone with an aquarium who can appreciate them properly. Now I have a lot of neon rosy barbs who are breeding with my male Indian flame barbs (bright, goldfish orange), a small school of red eyed...

There are some pictures in its outdoor phase from last summer here: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=84057 As you can see, the pond is black and so are most of the fish, so I don't think I can realistically get pictures of the fish. Aliza

My indoor/outdoor pond has been a very successful environment for baby giant danios. I discovered today to my surprise that my neon (and non-neon) rosy barbs have been busy as well. Their babies grow a lot faster than the danios. I'm looking forward to moving my pond outside for its third...

I've been reading your thoughts on indoor ponds with interest since I have one. I don't know how much you're interested in that particular set-up or in the idea of having an indoor pond in general. I have a 35 gallon stock tank with less than 35 gallons of water in it since I also have potted...

I looked at some pictures of neon rosy barbs on-line and I think you're right. It looks as if I have 2 males and will now try to get some females to see if I can breed them. Thanks, Aliza

Last year I was sold 3 fish for my indoor/outdoor pond by my LFS (which has since burned down) that were called "Indian Flame Barbs". Supposedly they were males. They are roughly the same shape as rosy barbs but are bright red-gold. Supposedly they were males. I have 2 left and would like to...

I looked at a picture of elodea on line and it looks like the submerged plants I already have that float to the surface and get all tangled up in stringy algae. Aliza

I'm already starting to think about plans for my container pond next year when it comes back outside (it's actually not going in for another month but I plan ahead). I need to find different floating plants to keep the algae under control. Without floating plants I get lots of stringy green...

I checked into lighting and in order to keep the floating plants alive during the winter I'd need a mercury halide lamp suspended a certain number of inches above the pond. Not something I want to get into. Most of the plants thrive, the ones that don't tend to be invasive (I think the water...

Thanks. I will take the floaters out and get rid of them. The potted plants generally didn't rot. The few parts that started to go I took out right away. The fish seemed to thrive last winter so I'm going to do the same thing (except for the floaters) this winter. Aliza

The whole pond comes in and I have a heater that I set at 76º. The floating plants die and the others struggle along till spring. Aliza

The fish have done very well. This is the second summer outside for the giant danios. They are in front of the deck door in my kitchen from October to June. Last year they spawned during the summer as well as the winter. Of course, most of the fry don't survive. I started with 6 and now...

This is my 35 gallon container pond on my 2nd floor porch. It doesn't show the fish --giant danios and Indian flame barbs. I wish it could be outside for more than 4 months a year. Aliza

A fairly small amount of the sheet-like stringy stuff which is pretty much tangling up in my "submerged" plants which have turned into floating plants. I had barley straw in the pond last summer but didn't change it until last week. Now I have 3 pads so I can change them every 3 months. I'm...

This is hopefully the last month before I can bring my pond back outside. My taro plant hasn't been doing too well. It got infested with white flies (I think that's what they are) and for too long I thought it was just pollen from the papyrus. I have been wiping the leaves and stem with a...

I don't know if anyone is reading here these days or if everyone is hibernating till spring, but I thought I'd post periodically the results of my first year of having my fish pond inside for the winter (see 2 mo. update below). My water hyacinths and all my larger water lettuce have all died...

I have two 19-gallon tubs and a bucket. To move the pond I took out the plants, took out as much water as I could, filling the smaller tub, netted the fish and put them in a bucket of pond water. I didn't try to save the last 10 gallons or so from the pond because it was too dirty. Once the...

At the beginning of October I brought my 40 gallon stock tank pond inside for the winter. It moved from a 2nd floor front porch eastern exposure, to an indoor western exposure in front of sliding glass deck doors. I added a heater which is set at 76ºF and I'm very pleased with the results...

Thank you for your responses. My pond is already currently in a stock tank so I'll be removing the water, bringing the tank inside and putting the same water back in. I have 2 reasons for not simply starting an aquarium: I wanted to try to maintain the pond as a unit year-round. Also, I have...

I have been researching on the internet for a winterizing strategy that meets my particular situation with only partial success so I thought some of you may have advice and also suggested websites. I have a 40 gallon porch pond that's coming inside for the winter (I'm in the Boston area, zone...