Coldwater Fish Suitable For Water Feature!

[jambo1238]

Hi everyone, i have bought a water feature,for my mum, i'm not too sure of the dimensions, but it is like a tiny pond.

My mum really wants a few fish in there with lillys, but i'm not too sure which fish are suitable.

Someone suggested mountain minnows or leopard danios or guppies.

I'm a bit confused, so any help appreciated.

Thanx guys

 

[Miss Wiggle]

What country are you in, the climate will dictate what fish you can keep in there.

 

[jambo1238]

I live outside London, many thanx

 

[Miss Wiggle]

WCMM's or danio's would be OK in the summer but could do with being bought inside in the winter

if you can get a more accurate measure of size we may be able to make other suggestions.

 

[jambo1238]

Many thanx miss wiggle, as soon as i get measurements i will let u know

 

[The-Wolf]

danio's would be OK in the summer but could do with being bought inside in the winter

 

[Miss Wiggle]

danio's would be OK in the summer but could do with being bought inside in the winter

yup, and where does he say the pond is 10gals???

tiny could be interpreted in lots of ways, for a pond 50gals could be considered tiny, but would be ample for danio's

 

[jambo1238]

The pond is at least 30 gallons,

 

[Miss Wiggle]

do you want something that can stay in there all year round or would it be ok with you to have them out in the summer then bring them in and set up a tank for them in the winter?

 

[jambo1238]

I would rather have something just for the summer and put the fish in a tank during winter.

Could i theoretically have any small tropical fish over the summer, or would the nights be too cold.

Please help.

 

[demonmagus]

I would say too cold for trops...

 

[Miss Wiggle]

probably too cold for trops, but sub tropical species like the WCMM's would be fine, get a little group of them and a group of the gold WCMM's and it'll look lovely, then just set them up a 20/30gal tank for overwintering. they'd be really happy with that, get a lot of good food from being outside in a pond over summer so you'll probably find they do really well

 

[jambo1238]

Thanx for everyones help