Sharon

I live in Texas where summers are HOT. I've always kept goldfish in my horse tanks to eat mosquitos. I've also kept Koi in horse tanks, and still do. They thrive. I thought I'd pass along a tip. When I use metal tanks, all is well. The black plastic ones will cook your fish, though in this kind of heat. This year I have started an outside tank with white cloud mountain minnows. So far they are doing well in spite of a couple 102 degree days. They are on a shaded concrete patio. Not sure what will happen if we get some of those 110 degree days. I have air stones in their water. The koi have a DIY. pond pump/filter similar to the one Cory showed how to build in a video. Thanks Cory. My koi are 20 years old as are some of the goldfish.

I guess I should add that I'm a 74 yr-old grandma living on 22 acres with a horse, 4 dogs 8 cats, chickens, and some koi.

Hi Everyone, I live close to Dallas, Ft. Worth. Tx. I have really hard well water, pH 9.2. I got an RO filter and I'm making my own water. I'm kinda new to fish keeping and have decided to keep "easy" fish who can tolerate higher pH, like CPDs, tetras, mollies, guppies. I got 11 Phoenix Rasboras a few months back. They also tollerate my higher pH Water. Theirs is about 7.6. I seem to love nano fish, most. Ive raised quite a few from eggs like the CPD's, Serpa Tetras, golden White Cloud Mountain Minnows, Danios. My Cory Catfish laid a bunch of eggs and I hatched some of them, too. I'm rather overwhelmed. Like 20 tanks. Or more.