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blacksmith37

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Low temp "tropicals"

01-14-2012, 08:24 PM

In Huntsville , I have an 800 gal; 36" deep. I have kept swordtails and danios for 3+ yrs by putting on foam sheet , and ,ocassionally 200 watts. This year we netted out a few hundred tropicals and did nothing to protect the pond .I expected to have only Koi in the spring. BUT, just looked with a flashlight and saw 20+ swords (in one spot), I don't think there were danios. I haven't measured temps , but I guess it got close to 40F !!!
Maybe I can sell "cold acclimated" green swords at a premium $ ?
Right now ( Jan 14) it is 48F.

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01-16-2012, 02:53 PM

That's pretty cool! (No pun intended...!)

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James D Barnett

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06-15-2012, 01:08 AM

That is cool. Is pond above or below ground?
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blacksmith37

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03-19-2013, 08:36 AM

It is inground; and again this (2013) spring it is full of swords, giant and zebra danios.
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brandon_rss18

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03-23-2013, 01:07 AM

There are green swords that live in the upper trinity river. They are pretty hardy when it comes to temps.

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