My favorite fish for tubbing!

Today we talk about some of the critters I will be moving outside and why.
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[@RachelOLeary]

I just wanted to show you guys quickly some of the definite species going out, as well as some I am on the fence on. Let me know what you want to see in the bins, if you want to see my further terrestrial plant adventures, and how YOUR tubs are coming along. Special thanks to the following patrons: Andrew Helge, Zachariah, John Olson, and Tanya Schlünsen My Patreon: www.patreon.com/racheloleary Fan mail can be sent to: PO box 146 Manchester PA 17345 Buy me a coffee: msjinkzd.com/about_msjinkzd/support-our-site/ Instagram @msjinkzd Website and stocklist: msjinkzd.com/stocklist/ Facebook: facebook.com/msjinkzd/

[@chrissy24-7]

I'm a huge fan of succulents, so I give any footage of them a big thumbs up! 💕

[@Baffi_]

Should move out some wild Betta out. Just use a deeper tub and keep the water low so they can’t jump out. And YASS! More succulents!

[@naysneedle5707]

I love plants even more than fish, so always happy to watch the plant vids :-)

[@keithfranklin214]

Have you ever tried Denison Barbs aka Roseline Sharks in a tub?

[@RachelOLeary]

No

[@kzookid2051]

Let you know what we'd like to see? Seriously? I could have sworn by now you knew we'll watch any and everything you upload lol. The happy stuff, the sad stuff, the diy stuff, the I-bought-this stuff, the travel stuff, the fish/plants/cats/chickens/kids/husband stuff. Shoot & upload to your heart's content and we'll be nothing but happy campers forever.

[@linneak541]

Kzoo Kid my thoughts exactly 😁

[@ElfyBean]

Accurate statement is accurate.

[@scinerd11]

Thank you to everyone who is supporting her content through Patreon!

[@scinerd11]

And thank you Rachel for all the amazing content you consistently provide!

[@cocolocobirb981]

As someone trying to set up a small patio pond I appreciate this vid!

[@breezyaquatics2427]

yes, the succulents are so cool watching them grow.

[@dennisvessey3543]

Bring on the terrestrial plants the reason your my favourite youtuber is because of the varied content keep it up your awesome

[@creliat]

I will be summer tubbing this time for the first year! I am so excited. You have been a huge inspiration

[@Jabinho]

yeah i'm happy to see any terrestrial plants. i think there's so much crossover and synergy between fishkeeping and gardening, it's definitely a topic worth covering imo.

[@Ishiisan]

I'm in Nashville, Tennessee and my Gold White Cloud Mountain Minnows already in the 55-gallon tub. This will be my first-time rubbing ;) As for plants, I brought out Hornwort, Anacharis, Dwarf water lettuce, and underwater banana plants. Very curious how it'll turn out

[@codyglover3915]

My girlfriend and me would love to see the succulent content 🥳. My first year doing a summer tub 🛀.

[@kathleenwhite9741]

Honestly Rachel, if you put it out there, we'll enjoy it. You are such knowledgeable an interesting lady that we'll enjoy it all! 👍😀🌱🌿🐱🐔🐠🐝🦋🌷🌵🐦

[@hummingbird3771]

I put out blue-green Moscow guppies for my very first tub this year! Now I have to take out the plants and look around for dragonfly larvae. Next year I will definitely put out my blue dream neocardina, and endlers, too!

[@Dovietail]

I fully support you starting a patreon page. I am between jobs currently, and thus in no position to offer support beyond watching your videos, liking, and commenting--but as soon as I am on steady ground, I'll be glad to join! I enjoy your videos so much. They really make my day. They are my cup of coffee videos most days, and I think you know what an honor that represents! :-)

[@rynieryarom4277]

I set up a patio aquarium with danios and rasboras with a few leaves and pods to have a bit of blackwater. I must say they have the most stunning colours. My zebra danio looks to have blue stripes and my harlequin rasboras have a purple undertone.

[@LaurenReillyTheFreak]

Definitely down for terrestrial plant vids!

[@Dovietail]

Along with outdoor tubbing, I'm always happy to see cats and CHICKENS! Especially chickens! Not many aquarium sites can feature chickens, and they are such fun wonderful creatures!

[@catzawadzski3748]

Rachel I live all my plant dreams through you as I kill every plant I look at. I love the idea of seeing more terrestrial plants in a affordable way.

[@slickwillie2288]

Great video Rachel. I think I would certainly enjoy if you took out the purple emperor Tetra tubbing. I want to see what luck you have with Tetras out there. Keep up the good work!

[@kathleensauerbrei5199]

Omg, how about yes to everything? LOL I am finding your outdoor plants and fish series is so very interesting. As I’ve said before I am very limited as to what I can do, but overall the whole series is just so fun to watch. Thank you for taking the time to do these beautiful videos. I know they are really really appreciated . I am learning about small fish as well as what works overall. It is a beautiful sunny Easter Monday here in Alberta Canada, and I am going to go and sit out on my balcony, Enjoy the sun and green bag while I live small.

[@susanfantozzi4415]

Purple tetras (I want some, so you need more!) And pencil fish.. I have red tiger platys from last year that did very well. Adding a tub of balloon Molly's this year because of your budget series! Ty!

[@peterpeter-gq9oy]

Rachel, really deeply touched by your passion for these little cuties, I myself is also a frenzy hobbyist. The wide variety of species that you have is also absolutely stunning! Wish I had a fish room like yours.

[@nancysworld3675]

I love your tubs. I live in an apartment so I really don't have the space for an outdoor tub. I love your succulents too. Would love to see more. I started getting some after I saw yours. I would love to get more but I just got a 2 year old cat and her 4 month old daughter. So I have to wait to see if they destroy the ones I got. Love all your videos.

[@taylojer]

I have had some Mollies out since early March with no heater in a 25 gal tub and they have already bread once and not showed any sign of stress. They are not a pure line or anything special, but I will say they have needed fed even with significant amount of plants. Then about 3 weeks ago I moved out my stock of red mosaic dumbo ear guppies in a 140 gal with a 300 watt heater and they have been doing great. The tub has lots of floaters and some stems just floating around. The plants are looking good so they are obviously producing waste. I have fed them fish food about once week and keep introducing live cyclops and seed shrimp to give them something to munch on until the regular insects start showing up. I am in central Ohio so very similar to Rachel as far as temp and weather.

[@Johnson_weasel]

I can not afford to support on patreon however as soon as you start shipping again I would love to spend some money on fish and shrimp

[@rachela2727]

Love the eyeshadow today Rachel

[@RachelOLeary]

Thanks Rachel!

[@rachela2727]

@@RachelOLeary you're very welcome 💚

[@thewurst1813]

Last year I did white cloud minnows with pretty good success, but I did find 4 dragon fly nymphs in one of the ponds. This year I’m thinking about trying Rainbow Trifaciata. I would love to do danios too.

[@bsdoweidt]

I love to garden too so I'd watch your repotting of succulents. 👍🏻This is my second season tubbing. I put out danio choprae, danio margaritas, danio aesculapii last year. This time I'm adding my marble angels, red and albino bristlenose, apisto cacatuades double red along with red and blue neocaridinas. I have a 300 gallon that I would like to try some non competitive species like the bristlenose, blue neocaridina and either CPDs or either of the other danios. They are all pretty sweet looking fish in my eyes.

[@naylak5718]

More everything! This channel is my crack.

[@aquaaurora2747]

YES TINWINI! I've been trying to get a hold o those for years! Hope you have success with them this year so I can buy some later on!

[@pierreschoonraad6827]

Just love all of your contents. Never a dull moment. Everything is an insperation. Can't wait for summer here although I might even start the tub already as our winter temps goes down to about 40F which is not that bad. Summer goes up to 95-104F. Want to get a good amount of moss and vallis going as I will be doing rainbows, boesemani and kutubu, in the tub. Not sure yet if I want to move the adult fish or just the eggs to the tub.

[@coryofalltrades3568]

Hey Rachel, hope you got the picture I sent through facebook of my tub that I started over the last week. Thanks for all you do on KZbin.

[@lightwavz]

Heck yeah, terrestrial plants! Have you ever done elephant ear or taro in pots in conjunction with the tubs? They are such a cool tuber that can shade the tubs and pools during the heat of the day.

[@RachelOLeary]

I have taro but not elephant ear

[@ZomBeeNature]

I put 10 Zebra Danios out and one died. And I put 15 White Clouds in with them. They are in a tub with Mystery Snails that are laying eggs like crazy, and Ramshorn and Bladder/Pond Snails, and the plants are Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) and Guppy Grass in the water, with a Water Hyacinth and Water Lettuce floating on top. The Guppy Grass seems to crowd everything else out

[@maxl5112]

I love doing neocaridina shrimp, and guppies. If the temp drops, nothing will go wrong

[@mbdieter7308]

I dig that plant stand at the end of the video. Very creative use of materials.

[@RachelOLeary]

My husband made it

[@katydolittle6940]

Heck yes, show me all of it! #gardentherapy it inspires me to get outside

[@DixieGirl9876]

I'm doing a goldfish tub this year, a 55 gallon recycled container. Can't wait! Yes, to seeing how you do succulents.

[@Sealprincess]

I enjoy your plantcontent just as much as the fishvids :)

[@vampgaia]

Bring on the succulents. One of the reasons I enjoy your content is the variety.

[@nickferdinande1646]

Well since dealing with my few tanks help with depression I can't wait to see what tubbing does. Can't wait to get started.

[@TheGentleStitcher]

Love to see anything you want to share with us and congratulations on signing up with Patreon - I really hope it helps you be able to travel more to share your expertise!!

[@RachelOLeary]

I just think it may help a bit with me being able to expand into trying out various projects and kits tanks, etc to give you guys some honest feedback. It can be hard to tell if someone is being genuine, especially if they also sell the product. I also really want to do a "how its made" sort of series where I visit some manufacturing companies of foods, tanks, products, fish farms, plant nurseries, etc so I can show you guys more about that side of hte hobby as well. #dreams

[@kruggie6379]

Sooo excited for the summer tubbing season!

[@arteemus]

I'm working on a 110 gallon tub garden...I would like to have a few fish as mosquito deterrents, but I'm not interested in breeding fish, so I'm researching fish that would do well in my Zone 6a tub. Would love to see the succulent and/or tropical plantings, this is a hobby I'm very interested in, as well!

[@Dovietail]

I live in zone 10, Phoenix, but believe it or not I have a suggestion for you. Every year I managed to leave some of my platies outside when I bring in my outdoor fish for the winter, and every year they survive. I have found platies to be really flexible when it comes to temperature and able to survive temps into the 50s without any trouble. You might try them once it warms up there. :-)

[@QueAquatics]

Great ideas! I hadn’t thought about my beautiful tetras

[@jonandlisa2000]

Love everything you upload 👍

[@rexena1381]

I'd love to see more succulent stuff!

[@rachelh1452]

Great video! Long fin white clouds are my faves. Definitely video the terrestrial planters, I love to see your new fresh ideas. 👍🏻

[@zsxking]

Please do move out some cardinal shrimp. I'm very interested to learn if they can do well in tubbing.

[@linneak541]

Yes, would love to see how you go about planting those succulents. I need to repot my Aloe Vera very soon and would love to see wha you use for the succulents.

[@ReneesZooTube]

And yes on the succulents. I'm considering giving some succulents a try myself.

[@QueAquatics]

Yes, I am so into the plants that I Need for my vivarium and terrariums! I would Like to turn a room into a tropical paradise

[@BillyJoe316]

I would very much appreciate a succulent planting video.

[@lyrieth8833]

Yes I would love to see how you replant those! I would love to have one but never was too sure on the care of it!

[@karmo0o178]

Last year i had a lot of fun with guppies and platios so this year i got some zebra danios and flame tetras bcs they were only fish oći could find here that can stand colder water

[@ziurcs]

Gold barbs, I tried some 2 years ago but the kept jumping out of the container. This year I have some new stock and will keep them in a container with lower water levels to prevent jumping. I will move out white clouds, platys and would like to try Pygmy Cory cats. Thanks for your videos.

[@Dannylewisxx]

I’d love to see the planters

[@blueiceaquatics8205]

Great video! I've got two tubs of white clouds out side and red Plattys as well as two tubs of blue velvet shrimp.

[@paige1452]

I’d be interested in seeing the plants!😊

[@Prettylilpet]

I'm moving out 10/15 of my K class endler colony. Just because I want to see how well they do. They've been very well established for over a year inside (I have to drop them off at my LFS every few months so they don't overpopulate my 'small fish' tank). I want to see what happens to their color outside. They are blonde endlers who have very little (if any) black at all. I bet the males will really pop from all the sunlight the small bin I have gets.

[@teckerley]

Last year was my first year with tubs outside inspired by your videos and expanding this year. Want to try Endlers, cherry shrimp and daisy rice fish this year plus white clouds and longfin leopard Danios that I did last year. Also have purple emperor tetras and celestial pearl Danios I would like try. Purple emperors were outside last year but had no fry.

[@RachelOLeary]

I am so glad you had success! I am curious to see how the emperors do for me, I would imagine layering the planting in the tub would be key as they are very sassy when spawning

[@wrs8895]

Last year i did a summer tub with wild guppies. This year I want to do Pearl Danios or Long Fin Leopard Danios.

[@robertlambregts3228]

GO FOR IT!!! lol. as for my fish, I don't know yet, have a tiny balcony on a city appartment and last year I did my first out door tubbing with regular and endler guppies. Even though it was a small tub, high and not so wide, without a pump, they did amazing. So going to see what I can get out here to do an inexpensive but on the balcony this year. What I did notice is that in the city there are less and less bugs, even for my pitcherplants I almost have to catch them myself. so hopefully with some danio's I'll have enough bugs to feed them, but will monitor anyway. As always, thanks a bunch, just became 'fry' but will do more when I can.

[@tylergordon696]

If they would not jump out, I would put some n rachovii. As I have a decent colony of them now. I may just go buy a trio of swords/ plattes. I ma using a blue 26g bucket this year. I have a 1" layer of dirt, then 1" of gravel. This weekend is trim day then going too plant it.

[@Dreaded88]

@Rachel O'Leary: For the big tub: could you get a *Freshwater Archerfish?* He'd deal with those Dragonfly's nicely!

[@boniboni4912]

I want to put a summer tub so bad!! but i live in a small apartament and the little piece of land is for everyone on the building, plus im scared that people are going to try to steal :c some day i will have the summmer tub of my dreams!!!

[@sebastianpuzon5041]

Oryzias latipes absolutely perfect tub fish

[@ReneesZooTube]

GUPPIES!!! Always gonna vote for guppies. They're my favorites. I'm doing fancy guppies out in my tub this year and possibly some Neocaridina Shrimp. 😊

[@ElfyBean]

When you asked whether we'd like to see how you make your planters, I nearly blurted out "yes, please!" Which would help no one, since it's just me, in the break room. >_> I'd love to see more content with your terrestrial plants~

[@maribaake3901]

Got my first tub today! The lady looked at me like I was nuts when I rolled up in my little Scion tC but it’s a hatchback and the 150 Rubbermaid fit lol

[@RachelOLeary]

oooo! 150!! NICE!

[@maribaake3901]

Rachel O'Leary it’s my birthday present to myself!

[@RachelOLeary]

Happy happy birthday to you!

[@maribaake3901]

Rachel O'Leary thank you!

[@ShadowLynx516]

If I could I'd move Neon Green Rasboras ( I'm not an expert on them but again this is just a fantasy move so..). Patreon sounds great, I certainly would like to help if I can, hopefully soon.

[@therabbithouse1]

Looking forward to the updates - I'm definitely trying shrimp this year after seeing the haul you got! My tub is full of daphnia already. What temps would it need for ember tetras to be ok? I'd like to up my numbers of those.

[@marcodofootball]

Hey Rachel I would be interested on how summer tubbing with most tetras work. Do you have any experience with cardinal tetras? Hope you could do more species spotlight on tetras and other South American fish

[@RachelOLeary]

I don't generally move tetras outside, just because its relatively mild here, and the seasonal shifts are better for danios and rasboras.

[@nakedreptiles]

Another great vid Rachel! I was wondering, I don’t remember you ever saying you had issues with raccoons and your tubs but any advice or tips if you did? I have some raccoons that came by my tub and chewed a piece of sponge filter off lol

[@tanyasch]

😊 You are most welcome, I'm just stocked that I can give a little back.

[@miekiepiekie1]

I want to see it :) I love plants as well

[@robertforrest7956]

Hey Rachel...whatever you decide to move out will be interesting to me to watch and learn. Also Orchid and Spanish Moss on its way...will send you an email soon with info. Thanks Rachel...fun video.

[@ZomBeeNature]

I was at a pet shop that was selling freshwater clams or mussels, which surprised me a LOT. Not native ones. What do you think of trying to breed those in your bins?

[@RachelOLeary]

i think they do solidly "meh" in aquariums, so are not the best choice for me

[@ZomBeeNature]

@@RachelOLeary do you mean that living in aquariums they do "meh", so it's too risky to have them just hang around or die, or do you mean breeding is "meh", so you might not get anything worth the effort, or do you mean people buying them is "meh", so you might not make enough selling them to lukewarm interest? 🤔

[@RachelOLeary]

Most aquariums are not a great environment so they would not be of interest to me

[@ZomBeeNature]

Oh. I think that was part of what surprised me about them being sold, I'm not sure how much they would be able to eat as filter feeders. But I didn't ask what the pet shop sells to feed them. I couldn't tell if they were alive or not.

[@StalkerNaturaliste]

You shoud try Sawbwa resplendens in tubes. I breed mine by moving floating plants outside a month before selling them so eggs can hatch.

[@GeniusDubstep]

Pygmy corys would be awesome to see outside. Did you ever breed Corydoras Hastatus? What would you feed the fry besides maybe micro worms?

[@stevemiller1037]

I’m going to pick up a group of Senegal polypterus for ponding this year. Just for the fun of growing some big females. I checked petsmart had a group of 5 I snagged the biggest already for my growout fingers crossed it’s a female. I have enough runt males 😆.

[@SilviaSphere]

What do. you think about putting out some Neon green rasboras? Have a lovely day! I thought about putting out these. Or guppys:)

[@lynnp3820]

I appreciate all you do to help us learn more about fish and their care. I am really wanting to try the tubbing idea too but here in the high desert of AZ (1/2 way between Tucson and Phoenix) I am worried that even in my screen room or under car port, the 40 gallon with waterfall will be too hot and it is full shade so not sure what plants would work. What are you thoughts?

[@RachelOLeary]

I really wish I had more knowledge about hot water stuff- My best advice is to go to a local garden center, and see what htey are selling, plant wise

[@lynnp3820]

@@RachelOLeary Thanks for the quick response. I will. Probably not any fish small fish that can handle warm water. I will try a season of plants and monitor the temps then maybe fish next year once I have some clue what I am dealing with temp wise try fish. I will get back to you and let you know if case you get other questions down the road on warm water tubbing as I am sure I am not the only person out here in the west who wants to try outdoor fish breeding, but I am not having any luck finding the ones who have done it on a small scale. LOL

[@trancer289]

Would love to see the planting from soup to nuts!

[@twunderaquatics1770]

What protection do you have in the waterfall tub to keep the baby fish from being pulled into the pump? Great video!

[@RachelOLeary]

It has a sponge prefilter

[@stevestops8247]

YES for succulents!!🤓

[@tigrewulph]

Rachel, I live in Arizona, which is quite warm year round, if I were to make these tubs with a heater for the few days a year that it's cold, do you think they'd be able to survive our summers? Or would it be too hot for most tropical species?

[@RachelOLeary]

I really don't know much about your climate, m y experience is all with my own. I will say, it is most likely worth trying. You may want to start with plants and monitor the temps to see how high they get in your tub, and if its worth trying fish.

[@ryanwilson5936]

I’m not Rachel, nor do I live in Arizona (Michigan), but I believe shade would be your best bet without running an expensive chiller. Shade can provide a significant drop in temperature whether it be a natural source or with shade netting. Hopefully someone can chime in further. Good luck! P.S. I couldn’t imagine living in a hot state like Arizona. I like ice fishing way too much lol.

[@TheBSideDJ]

@@ryanwilson5936 exactly, or make some tests. Tubs in sun, Tubs in shadow, tubs partly placed in the ground in sun and shadow, tubs mainly underground,... Monitoring and choose your fish. The bigger the bin, the more thermal stability (to compensate night/day temp differences, or differences in days)...And remember : fish in nature (mostly) have different temperature saisons.

[@anotherthez7598]

Hi Rachel, do you think Corydoras paleatus would do fine outside as well? Thanks. Cheers :)

[@MyanmarWildWaters]

Hey Rachel, is aeration a requirement for your summer tubs? Ive had success with controlled breeding setups but would like to try my hand with a more hands off approach

[@Aquariumswithty]

I don’t have tubs I’m living through you Rachel!! Since this is the case can you bin some Pirahnas for me thanks!!!

[@varanaut1308]

Do you think it is worthwhile to breed scarlet badis, dario kajal, or the 'black tiger' dario? Could keep them in a tub outside and drop brine/mysis shrimp in there along with the mosquito larvae.

[@RachelOLeary]

Absolutely as long as you have both genders

[@jakefolks4458]

You’ve probably mentioned it but what’s the best time of day (morning or afternoon) to have sunlight on your outdoor tubs? First time trying this so not too sure.

[@RachelOLeary]

I am not sure it matters much. Mine get morning to early afternoon sun

[@Dovietail]

Don't know if this interests you at all, but I would love to see you keeping some of the terribly, critically endangered live bearers from Mexico and the Southwest United States (beyond the least killies, which are not endangered). Some of them are beautiful fish, and they are on the verge of disappearing from the wild due to habitat destruction, just like the white clouds! You are such a great fish keeper, that I think you might have success where others fail--and someone who could keep an outdoor breeding program during the summers could really have a good time with them. Currently, the Europeans are more interested in our own disappearing species than we are in North America, and I'd love to see that change! Also, many of them are quite small and make great nano fish.

[@RachelOLeary]

I do like a few of the goodeids. Good call

[@michaelstruyf8641]

Why dont you take a dwarf cichlid outside? Apistogramma borelli and laetacara dorsigera should do fine because they take a wide range of temperature

[@jkaquatics4284]

Hey Rachel what about pests how do you treat those or get rid of them?

[@jdaigle107]

How would you handle a situation where you'd love to have a summer tub stocked with some of your favorite fish, but you don't have an indoor location that the fish could go to in the winter when temperatures in my state (Massachusetts) are way too low for fish to be left in ponds outdoors.

[@RachelOLeary]

I would look for a local club or a local store to unload any potential fish

[@AV-dh3hr]

Hi Rachel! Any fish/plant recommendations for growing zone 5a?

[@kdc71425]

Hey Rachel! I was thinking of trying to breed rosy loaches outdoors but i didn't know how they would do? I saw a video from awhile back where you tried them in a tub but I couldn't find a follow up on how they did. What do you think? Thanks!

[@RachelOLeary]

I got fry!!

[@kdc71425]

@@RachelOLeary thank you for getting back to me! Just signed up for your patreon as well. Take care.

[@vickyhorton9083]

What about the neon tetras outside?

[@heatherphillips1234]

Hi Rachel, I was thinking about doing some binning with gertrudae rainbows. Is this a species you think would be successful in a tub?

[@RachelOLeary]

They breed quite readily but often will eat their eggs before they can hatch into fry so it's easiest to mop spawn them in two containers

[@brandyswett5245]

Hi Rachel! When you move your fish out do you put multiple species in a tub, or do you keep your tubs species only?

[@RachelOLeary]

Usually species only