“Life’s like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” Finding out how the summer tubs did every year are some of my favorite videos from your channel. Glad the CBDs did well for you! I’m guessing the shrimp yields will be in a month or so when you bring in the greenhouse.
My summer tub was a success this year. Only had gold (white) cloud mountain minnows in there but have about 50 fry, YIPPEE! Second season for me. Thank you for your inspiration and information! Wouldn't have even thought to try it without seeing all of your videos.
Same here, it will get down to 45F the next few nights, so I brought in my CPD yesterday. Super happy with the yield though, they don't breed well for me indoors, I put out 6 and pulled about 30. My medaka and white clouds will stay outdoors for a few weeks though. Outdoor tubing is just awesome, I've been doing it for my 9th season this year as well 😊
I’m so glad I’ve started keeping a few Uruguayan species of cichlids. They did so well outside in the pond, and they have had zero issues with late season cold snaps. I’m still bringing healthy fry inside, and there was frost last night. It’s incredible. I have so many Cichlasoma dimerus, and austarloheros scitulus fry!
So glad I saw this , in Chicago we also will have a cold snap and I had no idea....... thanx. very fun we are all doing the same thing but in different ways.... I got Astyanax Alto Xingu/Green-line tetra fry going, time to bring em in!!!
This has inspired me to have a go next year Rachel , I live in the uk so it will be a short season probably and i thing golden white clouds will be perfect . Thanks for sharing.
Hey! Welcome Back Stranger.😄 I like ur bench. Perfect spot to sit and relax. You think there's enough water hyacinths...😆 🐸 The plants have definitely done well this yr. So far the yield doesn't seem to bad, love the White Clouds. Re doing my 20 tall, they'd be nice in it. Thanks for the update Rachel, have a great one,...👍👍🤗
It's time for me to empty my tub of shrimp as well. At the end of the week the temps are looking to dip to a minimum of 7C for a few days. I hope some of the shrimp survived, since I messed up the topping up part after evaporation. I topped it up with old aquarium water, and when I measured the TDS a few days ago it was over 500, so I hope some survived. I only put in 5 as a test (4 females, 1 male, and I never saw the male), so no big loss in the worst case scenario. For next year I'll refill with tap water, since I can't catch rainwater on my balcony. For my first year I did learn a lot, not all my plants did a well as I'd hoped, and next year I want another, even bigger tub.
I have had something come through my tubs hunting for fish and I have lost quite a few fish this year outside. In one tub of platyfish, all the fish of all sizes disappeared in a day! I am guessing it was a snake, but my goodness he was a great hunter! I may need to make covers for my tubs next year.
Reminded me I need to bring mine in! While they’re only native sticklebacks so they probably will be fine for another month I’d like to see how many babies I have I’ve seen loads!
So, you probably covered this in the spring video(s), but I have taken a great many blows to the head as a younger man and my memory is a bit spotty. If you would, tell us how many fish you started with opposed to what you ended up with. I'd love to hear what the ratio differences were between the species was. I'd also love to see what those sunfish look like if you have a chance to throw a few pictures of them up on Instagram or Facebook.
This is super super fun Rachel but honestly as much as we have always wanted to do things like this Cleveland just ain’t having it....especially the last few years....due to the unique floor plan of our house though we may very likely do an indoor pond....or two hahaha we’ll see....have a great day!!!!
I had two species outside this year. my Tanichthys micagemmae did quite well, I got around 20 in. Also I tried Medakas for the first time and although I spotted some fry over the season there were only the adults I had put out, so I will try again next year.
It would be interesting to see if any fry would come from the water hyacinth roots if you put them in a tank. I know rice fish like to lay their eggs in the roots!
My fingers were so crossed hoping the B. tinwini were going to produce an overpopulation for you...2020 was a strange weather year for sure very HOT DRY and outdoor ponds did okay though...you had some success and always pleasing to see...
Thanks for the update. Hope your time off has been amazing and relaxing. Your plants are beautiful. Enjoy the new baby fish! This was my first year with a mini pond. I had plant issues. It's alright though. Out of the trio of flagfish I put in a 40 gallon porch tub I got a handful or 2's worth of fry. I'm in Florida so I figured I'd try to over winter some adults in the tub and bring the rest in. Thankfully I don't have to worry about that till Nov/Dec. Next year white clouds and orange rice fish are on the list.
I really need to start preparing to bring in my tubs but I’m very worried about my yields My guppies seem to have done very well my shrimp look good all but my cherries ( not sure how many females I had ) but my neons zebras and long fin leopards I don’t think I have seen any fri from and my CPDs I did see one baby earlier this year but nothing sense All my tubs I have had trouble with tadpoles Sooooooooo many in every tub I’m definitely putting screen over them next year
Hey Rachel! My first summer tub season. Everything went great until about July. The tubs were full, but when I emptied them I only had a handful of fish. I am unsure as to what happened. As for the plant side of it, my aquatic gardener skill level went way up. Can't wait until we have meetings again.
Hey Rachel, love your videos sending 💕 ur way. What plant is that that you pull out at 4:50? Also can you make a video on how to over winter your summer tub plants? I joined the Summer tub Nation this year and would love to roll my plants over like you!
I would love to do this but being in the UK where we are melting one day and freezing the next I doubt it would work. It's also probably why I can't keep water hyacinth alive.
I always look forward to anything you video. I really like the carnivorous plants and outdoor tubs. My weather was so crazy with its rollercoaster temps that I didn't put my fish out. My live food tubs & buckets have been out since spring and I will be bringing them in shortly, along with the plants that I summer outdoors.
If you do not mind me asking I would like to know what you have found to be the sweet spot for starting a celesial pearl diano tub? As in number of fish to start with and best tub size to go with? Love the content and videos.
I moved out 4 this year. I always think the more space the better, honestly- provides a more stable environment. I also like to start the tubs about 6 weeks before adding fish in order to allow daphnia and other tiny creepy crawlies to grow as a food source and the plants to fill in.
I wrote down the information in my notes. I look forward to setting up a tub next summer. This along with your other vidoes as been very inspiring and helpful. Thank you!
Here in upstate NY the season has ended abruptly with the onset of daily 60's and night's in the 40's. It went so fast but this first year was a blast and I got a good take on the Rice fish. Question...I have carnivorous pitcher plants like yours. Do they have to "sleep" for the winter or can I keep them as houseplants?
Hey there! I live your videos! You have been a huge part of my learning about the hobby. We are in CA and with all these fires we have a lot of ash coming down. I have a 30 g tub with a couple small feeder goldfish. I’ve been adding water and letting it overflow a little every few days. Do you think the ash will do anything to the water quality? Should I be adding anything to help?
Man I had an awful tubbing season. I lost so many fish.... I got about 6 white cloud fry but they’re still skinnier than a sprinkle so I don’t think they’ll make it. Not even any livebearer fry. I’m so gutted. Idk if I’m going to tub again next year. If I do I’m never putting out fish that are extra special to me. Not that they aren’t all special but there’s always one or two that really big personalities or some dream fish that took a long time to get. Man, I’m going to miss those guys.... I feel like I killed them. I’ve explored a lot of possible causes and I think the bottom line is I didn’t take them in soon enough. Man... ugh. I guess at least the fish I bough this spring were from quality hobbyist breeders so my stimulus money went to them and not something else that would just have gone towards a large corporation. The older ones I bred myself last year I guess are just live and learn
Bummer! Which species did you put out? I only did guppies, which should be fine where I am for another couple weeks, I think. Such a cute rat face in your profile pic!
Lily A. It’s really great to share tubbing stories and learn from everyone’s experiences, so thank you for that! Im so sorry it wasn’t such a productive summer for you. 2020 is putting us all through the ringer. This is my first year doing a tub on my balcony, so I am learning I have to really watch temperatures to be safe. I just have two tubs: 5 red mosaic dumbo guppies and their fry. I hope yours transition well to indoor living! Also, I love rats, too. I had the best pair of brothers but both passed away last summer after 2.5 years. I am sorry the last of your 5 passed this summer on top of everything else. I bet you have lots of pictures and video - I like to watch and remember the great times with my guys. Have a good rest of your week!
May I ask what type of guppies you said those were? Couldn't quite make it out. Are they a type of endler? Thanks! I am in Florida amd I think I might try and keep my guppies out all winter. Now we DO get some 45 degree days, just a few, so may have to put a heater in. I love your outdoor tubs! I learned when I moved here you cannot buy or sell water hyacinth due to the invasiveness. I really miss them.
I couldn’t see much detail, but they appeared similar to female Blue-finned Killies. If you posted a video with a challenge to identify it, I’d bet your subscribers from NANFA could ID them.
I read that the wildfires in the west are affecting our climate. Which is why its getting so cold lately, its also been super hazy and overcast this week. Gotta love good old climate change and the stupidity of people -_-
Wow! what a quick summer tubbin' year. Stay safe and health Rachel!
love those white clouds
😭 Chris we know it!
The forecast dictates our tubbing seasons- make sure you are keeping an eye on your forecast!
Loved seeing the tubs and how the season went.
That was awesome, I always love your tub collection videos. Well I love all your videos, but the end of tub season are always my favorites.
Glad you like them!
I just shut my pond down for the year. The guppies did amazing and my pair of sparkling groumis produced 6 young! Love tubing!!!
“Life’s like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” Finding out how the summer tubs did every year are some of my favorite videos from your channel. Glad the CBDs did well for you! I’m guessing the shrimp yields will be in a month or so when you bring in the greenhouse.
Thanks Rachel ❤️
"Summer tubbin', happened so fast..."
Every year 😭
Summer tubbin' had me a blast!
"I met a girl, crazy for fish"
Have a fry that I can't see.
Have a fry that I can't see.
The way 2020 has been going, you should be happy that ANY of the tubs did well. LOL
Right??!!
So glad to see your video! You have been missed. Beautiful fish!!!
For some reason I’m imagining that frog thinking, “Not like this!” as it got scooped out of the tub 😂😂
My summer tub was a success this year. Only had gold (white) cloud mountain minnows in there but have about 50 fry, YIPPEE! Second season for me. Thank you for your inspiration and information! Wouldn't have even thought to try it without seeing all of your videos.
Great presentation as always Rachel! So informative.
Have been waiting for this video for ages and i have to say it was worth the wait
Love your vids.
Same here, it will get down to 45F the next few nights, so I brought in my CPD yesterday. Super happy with the yield though, they don't breed well for me indoors, I put out 6 and pulled about 30.
My medaka and white clouds will stay outdoors for a few weeks though.
Outdoor tubing is just awesome, I've been doing it for my 9th season this year as well 😊
I’m so glad I’ve started keeping a few Uruguayan species of cichlids. They did so well outside in the pond, and they have had zero issues with late season cold snaps. I’m still bringing healthy fry inside, and there was frost last night. It’s incredible. I have so many Cichlasoma dimerus, and austarloheros scitulus fry!
The centrals probably loved it!
Love seeing what you get!
So glad I saw this , in Chicago we also will have a cold snap and I had no idea....... thanx. very fun we are all doing the same thing but in different ways.... I got Astyanax Alto Xingu/Green-line tetra fry going, time to bring em in!!!
Thanks for the video Rachel🐠
I've been waiting on this video! My 100 gal live bearer pond had to be brought in a week ago. Found at least 100 fry
Beautiful fish thanks for sharing
Thanks for the updates Rachel! even though the yield was a little less then anticipated they look happy and healthy. Love the hawk btw.
This has inspired me to have a go next year Rachel , I live in the uk so it will be a short season probably and i thing golden white clouds will be perfect . Thanks for sharing.
I absolutely love this 🥺
I think I'm going to try that next summer. Fun🐟🌿😊👍
yay! more little friends! That frog was lucky he didn't meet O'Leary's pre-historic fish council.
ha!
Hey! Welcome Back Stranger.😄
I like ur bench. Perfect spot to sit and relax. You think there's enough water hyacinths...😆
🐸 The plants have definitely done well this yr. So far the yield doesn't seem to bad, love the White Clouds. Re doing my 20 tall, they'd be nice in it.
Thanks for the update Rachel, have a great one,...👍👍🤗
It's time for me to empty my tub of shrimp as well. At the end of the week the temps are looking to dip to a minimum of 7C for a few days. I hope some of the shrimp survived, since I messed up the topping up part after evaporation. I topped it up with old aquarium water, and when I measured the TDS a few days ago it was over 500, so I hope some survived. I only put in 5 as a test (4 females, 1 male, and I never saw the male), so no big loss in the worst case scenario. For next year I'll refill with tap water, since I can't catch rainwater on my balcony.
For my first year I did learn a lot, not all my plants did a well as I'd hoped, and next year I want another, even bigger tub.
Great video Rachel
I have had something come through my tubs hunting for fish and I have lost quite a few fish this year outside. In one tub of platyfish, all the fish of all sizes disappeared in a day! I am guessing it was a snake, but my goodness he was a great hunter! I may need to make covers for my tubs next year.
I had to bring in my 100 gallon last week. The missed the mid 50s by 1 day, glad I checked the forecast.
Thanks for all of your guidance! I had a really successful year with my white clouds outside! Hope everything is well.
Reminded me I need to bring mine in! While they’re only native sticklebacks so they probably will be fine for another month I’d like to see how many babies I have I’ve seen loads!
So, you probably covered this in the spring video(s), but I have taken a great many blows to the head as a younger man and my memory is a bit spotty. If you would, tell us how many fish you started with opposed to what you ended up with. I'd love to hear what the ratio differences were between the species was. I'd also love to see what those sunfish look like if you have a chance to throw a few pictures of them up on Instagram or Facebook.
This is super super fun Rachel but honestly as much as we have always wanted to do things like this Cleveland just ain’t having it....especially the last few years....due to the unique floor plan of our house though we may very likely do an indoor pond....or two hahaha we’ll see....have a great day!!!!
Bringing in plants and fish in my 60 gallons tank.Seam split .what fun😣
Love you gorgeous one. Awesome video.
I had two species outside this year. my Tanichthys micagemmae did quite well, I got around 20 in. Also I tried Medakas for the first time and although I spotted some fry over the season there were only the adults I had put out, so I will try again next year.
Summer went to fast ....♥️♥️♥️
agreed!
It would be interesting to see if any fry would come from the water hyacinth roots if you put them in a tank. I know rice fish like to lay their eggs in the roots!
Yeah...i put my plants into another container with water in it when I remove them.
It is surprising what pops up once the water settles.
Excellent
It was fascinating to watch you break down the tubs!
This was a great video !! So you grow your own fish and sell them, that’s wicked cool !!
Yep
Rachel O'Leary what other types of community fish do you breed? Swordtails ? Angels, guppies?
amazig how they look like tiny rainbow trout the long fins do. i nev knew that. they're beautiful.
It’s just gone spring in my county! 🙂 I love your videos. Thanks for the upload
My fingers were so crossed hoping the B. tinwini were going to produce an overpopulation for you...2020 was a strange weather year for sure very HOT DRY and outdoor ponds did okay though...you had some success and always pleasing to see...
Awesome...👍👍👍🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹...
Missed you girl !
Thanks for the update. Hope your time off has been amazing and relaxing. Your plants are beautiful. Enjoy the new baby fish! This was my first year with a mini pond. I had plant issues. It's alright though. Out of the trio of flagfish I put in a 40 gallon porch tub I got a handful or 2's worth of fry. I'm in Florida so I figured I'd try to over winter some adults in the tub and bring the rest in. Thankfully I don't have to worry about that till Nov/Dec. Next year white clouds and orange rice fish are on the list.
I really need to start preparing to bring in my tubs but I’m very worried about my yields
My guppies seem to have done very well my shrimp look good all but my cherries ( not sure how many females I had ) but my neons zebras and long fin leopards I don’t think I have seen any fri from and my CPDs I did see one baby earlier this year but nothing sense
All my tubs I have had trouble with tadpoles
Sooooooooo many in every tub I’m definitely putting screen over them next year
lord here in california it's still in the 100s and 70s at night
Same here in SC.❣
You understand it.
Hey Rachel! My first summer tub season. Everything went great until about July. The tubs were full, but when I emptied them I only had a handful of fish. I am unsure as to what happened. As for the plant side of it, my aquatic gardener skill level went way up. Can't wait until we have meetings again.
me too! Zoom meetings are just not the same
I'm even having to empty out my attic fish room at my summer house. It was 65 degrees up there this morning!
Cheers,
Chris
"running out of time",,, i hear that alright!
Hey Rachel, love your videos sending 💕 ur way. What plant is that that you pull out at 4:50? Also can you make a video on how to over winter your summer tub plants? I joined the Summer tub Nation this year and would love to roll my plants over like you!
I would love to do this but being in the UK where we are melting one day and freezing the next I doubt it would work. It's also probably why I can't keep water hyacinth alive.
This summer flew by
I always look forward to anything you video. I really like the carnivorous plants and outdoor tubs. My weather was so crazy with its rollercoaster temps that I didn't put my fish out. My live food tubs & buckets have been out since spring and I will be bringing them in shortly, along with the plants that I summer outdoors.
The weather got cool in a drop of a hat.
THAT'S WHY I DON'T LIVE IN PA ANYMORE😂.
If you do not mind me asking I would like to know what you have found to be the sweet spot for starting a celesial pearl diano tub? As in number of fish to start with and best tub size to go with? Love the content and videos.
I moved out 4 this year. I always think the more space the better, honestly- provides a more stable environment. I also like to start the tubs about 6 weeks before adding fish in order to allow daphnia and other tiny creepy crawlies to grow as a food source and the plants to fill in.
I wrote down the information in my notes. I look forward to setting up a tub next summer. This along with your other vidoes as been very inspiring and helpful. Thank you!
Here in upstate NY the season has ended abruptly with the onset of daily 60's and night's in the 40's. It went so fast but this first year was a blast and I got a good take on the Rice fish. Question...I have carnivorous pitcher plants like yours. Do they have to "sleep" for the winter or can I keep them as houseplants?
Hey there! I live your videos! You have been a huge part of my learning about the hobby. We are in CA and with all these fires we have a lot of ash coming down. I have a 30 g tub with a couple small feeder goldfish. I’ve been adding water and letting it overflow a little every few days. Do you think the ash will do anything to the water quality? Should I be adding anything to help?
Maybe carbon, I hope you guys stay safe
How do you over-winter the plants?
Hopefully I get to see a whaletail
Man I had an awful tubbing season. I lost so many fish.... I got about 6 white cloud fry but they’re still skinnier than a sprinkle so I don’t think they’ll make it. Not even any livebearer fry. I’m so gutted. Idk if I’m going to tub again next year. If I do I’m never putting out fish that are extra special to me. Not that they aren’t all special but there’s always one or two that really big personalities or some dream fish that took a long time to get. Man, I’m going to miss those guys.... I feel like I killed them. I’ve explored a lot of possible causes and I think the bottom line is I didn’t take them in soon enough. Man... ugh. I guess at least the fish I bough this spring were from quality hobbyist breeders so my stimulus money went to them and not something else that would just have gone towards a large corporation. The older ones I bred myself last year I guess are just live and learn
sorry to hear it :(
Bummer! Which species did you put out? I only did guppies, which should be fine where I am for another couple weeks, I think. Such a cute rat face in your profile pic!
Peter Iverson Peter Iverson thank you two
Lily A. It’s really great to share tubbing stories and learn from everyone’s experiences, so thank you for that! Im so sorry it wasn’t such a productive summer for you. 2020 is putting us all through the ringer. This is my first year doing a tub on my balcony, so I am learning I have to really watch temperatures to be safe. I just have two tubs: 5 red mosaic dumbo guppies and their fry. I hope yours transition well to indoor living! Also, I love rats, too. I had the best pair of brothers but both passed away last summer after 2.5 years. I am sorry the last of your 5 passed this summer on top of everything else. I bet you have lots of pictures and video - I like to watch and remember the great times with my guys. Have a good rest of your week!
I wonder if possible u can do a betta sorority pond
Maybe if you supplemental fed they would breed more ???
May I ask what type of guppies you said those were? Couldn't quite make it out. Are they a type of endler? Thanks! I am in Florida amd I think I might try and keep my guppies out all winter. Now we DO get some 45 degree days, just a few, so may have to put a heater in. I love your outdoor tubs! I learned when I moved here you cannot buy or sell water hyacinth due to the invasiveness. I really miss them.
Ginga rubra guppies
do you treat them for any diseases after you put them into the aquariums? do you have any pitcher plants for sale?
What type of fish food you used that stick in the glass in the ending of the video
Sera onip
Just curious what you do with all the fish? Do you sell them?
Have you ever attempted keeping the white clouds outdoors year long? They may be able to survive the colder temperatures
I keep most of mine outdoors all year round here but it rarely drops below 35F.
As long as the tubs are deep enough the water stays ice-free.
can mystery eat spinich in their snello?
Wouldn’t the mosquitos die anyway for the cold weather when it comes ?
Yes- eventually, but its not going to stay cold. Fall weather can still make mosquitoes
Just curious...What was the striped fish with the CPDs at 9:39? Otocinclus? Thanks!
no clue- they just showed up LOL
Rachel O'Leary those male CPDs’ color was 🤩gorgeous😍
I couldn’t see much detail, but they appeared similar to female Blue-finned Killies. If you posted a video with a challenge to identify it, I’d bet your subscribers from NANFA could ID them.
is that the same Azolla i sent you like years ago when i lived in florida?
Yep!
How do the carnivorous plants stay alive if you are fertilizing the other plants?
I only fertilize the lilies, which is done with root tabs and they are in closed buckets so the fertilizer doesn't leech out.
I read that the wildfires in the west are affecting our climate. Which is why its getting so cold lately, its also been super hazy and overcast this week. Gotta love good old climate change and the stupidity of people -_-
You don't think there might have been a lot more fry in the hanging/floating roots? I know you said you look for eyes, but gosh you did that fast.