Anyone been tossing around the idea of native fish?

I'm putting together another group order for [url=jonahsaquarium.com]Jonah's Aquarium[/url] so if anyone wants in, PM me with what you want. Mark was super awesome getting the fish to me in time for the GSAS meeting, all were great condition and no losses. If you're looking for something in particular that's not on his stock page, scroll to the bottom and click the link for special orders. I'm asking for more southern redbelly daces for sure.

Longear Sunfish


Daces and shiners   hair algae; S. Redbelly Dace


Redside Daces

Mmm tempting. ..been thinking of doing an outdoor pond..but . I dont have the room right now for the fish they look so good tho

I thought it would be neat to keep a smaller variety of trout, but I am guessing that there would need to be some way of keeping the water cool enough in the summertime.

Yes, trout are touchy, mostly need extremely high DO but also temps <70F

If I recall correctly, the GSAS lecture this month is about North American species.

swamp-rat wrote:Yes, trout are touchy, mostly need extremely high DO but also temps <70F

What does "DO" stand for?

fishNAbowl wrote:

swamp-rat wrote:Yes, trout are touchy, mostly need extremely high DO but also temps <70F

What does "DO" stand for?

Dissolved Oxygen.

Lower water temperature "holds" oxygen better than the same water at higher temperature...So if you have cold water, chances are the oxygen content is going to stay high enough for them.  (Given proper aeration of course). Decent water flow would also be key for these guys too, I would imagine.