Hosanna Pond

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This is my 40 gallon mini pond stock tank which contains my school of mosquitofish and some golden top minnows.

The last picture is of my ponds newest resident: a frog I named Hopediah.

 

[emeraldking23 74]

This is my 40 gallon mini pond stock tank which contains my school of mosquitofish and some golden top minnows.

The last picture is of my ponds newest resident: a frog I named Hopediah.

I love it...!

 

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The hornwort looks great . What’s that floating plant ? I really wanted to do one of these stock pond tubs last year but didn’t . Next summer for sure with Paradise Fish .

 

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The hornwort looks great . What’s that floating plant ? I really wanted to do one of these stock pond tubs last year but didn’t

The stem plant is Bacopa Caroliniana. It floats until its roots reach the floor and it pulls itself down.

The rest is algae: the most important plant for most tanks with livebearers.

 

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Bacopa caroliniana . Is that a native North American plant ?

 

[Magnum Man43 158]

What’s in the bottom of the tank, that almost looks like cedar shakes???

 

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What’s in the bottom of the tank, that almost looks like cedar shakes???

It’s the reflection of the side of his house .

 

[Herpin Man]

Pickerel frog.

 

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Bacopa caroliniana . Is that a native North American plant ?

It sure is! One of my favorites.

 

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Pickerel frog.

And here I thought he was a leopard frog! Thank you very much

 

[Herpin Man]

And here I thought he was a leopard frog! Thank you very much

Pickerel frogs can be distinguished from Leopard frogs by their square-ish dorsal spots and the bright yellow wash on the inside of the hind legs. It’s also noteworthy that Pickerel frogs exude fairly toxic skin secretions. Do not eat them.

 

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Mosquitofish(and maybe some Golden Topminnows) skimming the surface for food.

 

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I was going to remove some of the wood growing underneath and between the plants and algae for another project, but thought better of it. I think I have somewhere between 15 and 25 mosquitofish in here. Can't wait for that number to boom in the summer.

 

[emeraldking23 74]

I was going to remove some of the wood growing underneath and between the plants and algae for another project, but thought better of it. I think I have somewhere between 15 and 25 mosquitofish in here. Can't wait for that number to boom in the summer.

I bet they'll reproduce well in the summer... That's what they did at my place....

 

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The the Hosanna Pond survived their first 20°f freezing with flying colors this week.