Container pond fish?

nefertia

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I got a 17 gallon pot the other day and I'm thinking of putting platies, guppies, or maybe white clouds in there because I live in Texas and I think it could be too hot for goldfish (I'll have the pot in the shade, but still). Plus I don't want them to get huge and have to buy a big expensive aquarium when winter comes. -_-

Bad idea? What fish do ya'll think would have the best chance? Gold fish kind of appeal to me because I can get really cheap feeders but I'm afraid they'd die (or thrive and need a much bigger home).

Also something that won't jump!
 
How much colder would it get in winter?
If you can get a good stock of guppies (not too inbread ones), they should be fine - they can live perfectly well in cold water as long as the temp drop is not too sudden. Danios are the same... they often sell both danios and guppies around here as cold water fish :)
 
I kept goldfish in a pot on my front porch in full sun, but I'm in Wisconsin so it didn't get extremely hot for real long. We do get 90s and 100s occassionally.

In the winter I kept them in a plastic tub in the basement. I hung a fluourescent light from the ceiling and used grow light so I could keep the plants going too. My cat loved it :D

I would think you could keep your goldfish outside all year, it might get a little chilly for other fish though.
 
In the U.K. the majority of pondfish are goldfish or koi carp. You get a few sticklebacks and minnows. They usually appear because the children in the family have been "fishin'" in the nearby river. The ambient temp. rarely goes above 30C and -15C. Gooldfish are very resiliant. When they get too warm they tend to come to the surface and take shelter under lily pads or reeds, and when they get too cold they tend to sink to the bottom where believe it or not the temp in warmer. The heat in the ground radiates through the bottom of the pond lining and thus warming the bottom. They thrive quite well. The only thing I would advocate though is to place a floating ball or a couple of balls in the pond in winter. So if the pond freezes you can take out a ball to allow a breathing hole. Other than that Goldfish are not a problem. My wife has kept them in her garden pond for several years now and they have been doing fine. Please explain "pot"?
 

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