Summer Tubbing DISASTER- Fry HAUL

[@RachelOLeary]

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[@TheMartinezPrincess]

why dont you heat the bins then ? :)

[@igotthemilks]

Rachel O'leary can I send a coffee. but really you and someolothers helped me convince my parents to get me a five gal fresh water. then I got a 30 gal

[@RachelOLeary]

+Skyrim Gamer hurray!!!!

[@igotthemilks]

Rachel O'leary I have a question do guppies like to eat baby snails?

[@stina9659]

Rachel O'leary would U film when U R cutting the plants down?

[@BarryLowis]

Couple of ideas popped into my head Rachel, 1) Could you use a reflective emergency blanket over the tubs at night to keep heat in? 2) or bubble wrap? 3) is a small heater dropped into tubs overnight a possibility?, 4) How about "harvesting a few fry as you go through the season? perhaps you could minimise losses. I have taken about 20 WCMM out of my tub so far, and moved them into small tanks in my greenhouse. Thanks for all of you advice, your 101 book is great, by the way.

[@fakename1278]

Those bugs are month old dragonfly larvae. Good thing you took them out as they can stay in their larval stage for years and will eat fry and even adults as they grow.

[@joshnoll1343]

Thanks for all of the tips. Emptied my tubs last friday up in Maine. Managed to get some fry from a cpd pond but nothing in my tub with white clouds. Actually found a very large dragon fly larvae in the cpd tub but it did not get any of my adults. Will probably put a net over the tubs next year.

[@CubbysAquatics]

Glad you were able to scramble! I had to bring my little mini tub in early this year with a bunch of platy fry, so I know the struggle haha.

[@philipwilkinson988]

Hi Rachel .,from the uk.Just recently got back into the hobby and love to watch your videos Learn so much from you and amazed at your vast knowledge and expertise It's a huge bonus to have you to learn from .Love seeing your fish room videos and seeing so many rare and varied species Only wish ii had someone like you to order from here at home Much love from the uk and keep up the good work,brilliant.

[@SimplyBetta]

Oh geeze, what lame weather! I'm glad you were able to salvage some of those great fish, they looked super colorful and healthy once inside

[@typerexc]

It is 14 degrees here right now. I'm closing my eyes and listening to the cicadas, dreaming of summer...

[@redneckfishkeeper474]

At my old house I had a big pond with goldfish and koi, I really enjoyed it. Think I will look for some big tubs and try it next year. Thanks for inspiring me. Great video.

[@dreamwalker7552]

i used 2 200 -300 watt heater for my deck pond n it was ok in south texas Skidmore tx during 29 F temps and I used blankets to wrap them in

[@jannish.2807]

These beetles are actually the larvae of dragonflies and they do eat small fish... Maybe you could put a net over your tubs, that should stop the adults from laying their eggs into the water and on your plants :)

[@RachelOLeary]

+Jannis Targaryen they were waybsmaller than dragongly larvae so I am fairly certain they were damselfly

[@jannish.2807]

Rachel O'leary I'm really not sure, most damselfly larvae have a different shape and yours look a lot like a species of dragonfly that I know. Sadly doesn't chance the fact that either one will eat small fry, hopefully they dont bother you next time

[@iian_]

I do believe both eat small fish but i could be incorrect. A net would solve this "problem" though as the fly needs to go under the water and deposit eggs inside plants after they have cut a small opening in the stem.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Jannis Targaryen it was terrible

[@RachelOLeary]

+ian having the plants hanging at water level makes netting difficult

[@crucelisfajardo2051]

your cat is too cute :p

[@RachelOLeary]

+Crucelis Fajardo I call her my editor. Love that little cat

[@josephkrug8579]

I saw someone else mention dragon fly larvae for those carnivorous bugs. If you want a certain "size" bugs to get in as food , and since a lot of flying dragonflies are a bit bigger, I wonder if a net with a certain size hole would help keep the dragonflies out? Very cool videos as always.

[@sharfinbean667]

Well at least you got a pretty good amount of fry for all your hard work. Our weather is so unpredictable anymore, they look great!

[@catcaty5536]

That cat is so sweet!

[@RachelOLeary]

+cat caty her sister is pretty awesome too. We love them

[@SubparPanda]

Stunning colors on those fish!

[@IMTrollady]

I can't wait to get some of your Meteor Minnows. They are so beautiful.

[@jayworkman5792]

Summer tub'n... had me a blast Summer tub'n... happened so fast

[@richgold9389]

Love these videos watching you work it's so interesting. Thank you for sharing with us but sorry to hear you lost some fry! Keep up the good work cant wait for the next update on the fry

[@charlettejackson7871]

Not your fault, the weather has been crazy all over. Where I'm at in Delaware we have had a cool summer and wet summer. Your bins are beautiful, I have never seen those type of things before.

[@yvonnem3707]

They are gorgeous!!!

[@OregonOutdoorsChris]

That's a bummer, but at least you mostly caught it in time. Sadly this year of summer tubbing has been down right terrible for me. I've been hit with extremes at both ends of the temperature spectrum. At least I can address the lows with heaters, but there's little I can do for the highs other than try to provide more shade. I've learned that otocinclus don't tolerate the 95-100+F temps well :-(

[@charlescox2840]

Right! I have hard water here in my tubs. We had a lot of rain which changed the water so much my large two year old goldfish and koi where all dying and I did not know why until to late.. OMG Oh it does not rain in West Texas!

[@deaconerinkirk1976]

Your videos are always helpful 👍👍👍👍

[@mikec7777]

second year of bins for me, last year I got to early Oct, this year I already pulled in about a week ago, was a rough year out side, but got a lot more water from rain this year

[@karenjgray5577]

When I heard the meowing, I thought it was MY cat! He's known as Dipstick, but he sounds a lot like Pepper :-). Y'know, I've kept Orange Hatchets in the past, but I've never seen them with colour like that. Wow. Sure wish I had a yard and could try raising fish in tubs like that.

[@markRTFGuns]

Oh my gosh. Beautiful hens and chicken plant !

[@RachelOLeary]

+Mark I love life thanks. I have a little collection going

[@tombennett4090]

Very curious to see how you overwinter your carnivorous plants- Sarracenia sp. Looking forward to the next update

[@RachelOLeary]

I wil be doing a video on that, but it wont' be for a month or more :) Stay tuned!

[@FishmanEricRussell]

Dragonfly nymphs are deadly predators! If the temp stayed warm they probably would have time to clean out the tub

[@DutyJames]

Horrid things are aliens from mars UGH

[@andysfishden6506]

If you garden, you can throw the water hyacinth in your compost pile or even throw in with your chickens. They'll pick it apart

[@MsShuluu]

I live in the same state as you and wow has it got cold. I have some of those minnows in my tank as well as a golden version and I just love their colors.

[@chrisversola26]

I had the same thing happen with a piece of driftwood I moved in from my pond! Little bugger took out half of my chilis before I found it snacking :(

[@morphman32]

Hello Rachel. Great video as always. I wonder though if you could make a video of African Butterfly Fish? I've had such differing advice about tank size, feeding and maybe a few suitable tank mates. I'm thinking about making a tank that is 8" high by 24" square for 1 or 2 to start with. What do you think?

[@Moamanly]

Really enjoying your videos. I was wondering how exactly you sort such a heavily populated tank to separate the sizes? I imagine you run some different sized dragnets through that captures them according to how big they are? Would love to see of video of your method.

[@Coronakenify]

Know you had losses but overall much better than last year, good for you for thinking ahead.

[@magetier]

your cat is so cute! i have a little one named pepper as well with nearly the same markings but she has a stump tail

[@MusingsFromTheDen]

The colours are incredible! That's one thing I like about using RO water, I can control it completely and my fish colours are beautiful. I have to use RO at the moment as my local water is ridiculously hard but I think I'd stick with it anyway. 😊

[@chrissy24-7]

The colors! 😍

[@crowmm]

Those cpd's were gorgeous!

[@laketuna]

hey Rachel! i watch your videos everyday. they are so awesome, and i love watching someone enjoy her work so much. liking the summer tubbin' series a lot lately. where can i find some information to start one? not finding a whole lot of 'guides' about them. i live in southern california, and i'm an experienced planted dirt tank fishkeeper.

[@RachelOLeary]

I did two years worth of playlists- they are on my home page. HOpe they help!

[@jorgechdea]

had you ever think about building a little green house? it maybe let you give more chance to wait some weeks before it gets too cold. idk how expensive they are in us

[@RachelOLeary]

+jorge chavez I am working on one now

[@jorgechdea]

yeah! you´re always one step ahead. cant wait to see all you will achieve with the green house!!

[@tauncfester3022]

Get some shade cloth.

[@bonsiatreesseedsandplantsf4812]

Thanks for showing us.u have lots to move in bad weather the maybe should put up some wood posts with some plastic so u have a outside fish room.a fish green house

[@chronicfishkeeping521]

Great vid as always . . . Would love a follow up vid on the bug that cause the infestation of your tub once you I identify the little bugger lol

[@Katseye102]

I have a 20 gal. tank outside that I've been growing out koi fry...(very unexpected!) and our weather has been getting really hot again! 100's-110's and I had a hard time keeping the water from getting too warm. I also had some water plants in the tank that I was growing out to put in my indoor 55 gal. So! I've been transferring the babies into the 55gal inside where I can regulate the temperature better. To my surprise I had brand new babie fry.....I think they are giant danio fry....I think, in the tank so I had to bring in the plants from the 20 gal for hiding places for everyone. Geeezzzz! No parasites thank heaven! Just a lot of pond snails that the koi will eat when they get bigger. They are about 1/4" to 1" long at this point. I have about 20 of them. No color yet they are only a month old. When big enough they will go out into the koi pool, it's 1800 gals. So I've been very interested in your outside tubs! We've had to treat for excess algae in it, and now at least we can see the koi! Yay! Plants in there consist of water hyacinth, pennywort, a pathos plant, and I'm trying to root in the water...(for ground planting) some lemon tree branches, grapevines, and some roses. They will get put into a potatoe in a couple of days and put in the ground. Do you think (I so value your help!) I'm doing this ok? I know I need more real water plants to get rid of the algae, but we work with what we have. Wish I could show you my filtration! Kind of ingenious I think.

[@jeremymorrell4682]

Hey Rachel, if your water hyacinth hasn't dried out yet, they're actually edible! I grow mine out for food every summer. Take the flat leaf pads and cut them all into thin strips, then boil just boil them for a while (15-20 minutes), then strain. You have to cook them for a long time since they start out pretty tough with their waxy coating and strong fibers, but after cooking they tenderize enough to be palatable while still retaining a satisfying bite to them. I think they make delicious as a side dish with olive oil, salt and pepper. I try to grow enough out in my pond to have a few good meals every summer. The flowers are also edible raw, and I've heard you can deep fry the floats like pork rinds, although I've never had any success with that. If you have the time, try it out!

[@RachelOLeary]

huh. i will remember that for next year. This year- my chickens enjoyed them.

[@richardoconnor7162]

Those bugs are get fishing bait. They are the larve of the super small fine drangonflys that come in super cool colors. They eat any thing including each other. I net them to fish with.

[@christinef317]

So glad I caught this video, I thought I had plenty of time but I am in Northern Virginia & having about the same kind of weather. I only have one 50 gal -- do you think if I dropped a heater in they (a LOAD of guppy fry) will be ok for a bit? Still not sure what I'm going to do with them all (LFS won't take them) Thanks... I have enjoyed my mini pond so much!

[@RachelOLeary]

+skinsgirl3 yes with a heater for sure

[@mlbumller]

bummer you had to do so early. right now in Southern California we are in the high 80s at 11pm

[@maxhyland498]

those beetle things are dragonfly larva

[@SkittlesRat]

Those are dragon fly larvae!! They are carnivorous and will eat anything they can catch. They spend five years under water so they are small but grow slowly as they mature. Damsel fly larvae and long and small with whiskered tails.

[@Dreaded88]

@Rachael O'Leary: I really do concur with the others, I think these were Dragonfly Nymph's. They are dangerous to fish, and I *DO* think Net Cages surrounding the tubs, while allowing the overhanging plants to thrive would be your best option. You might also have to have the Bee Keeper come over for a few hours a day, to help pollinate the plants putting some under the net cages. Best suggestion I can make, right now... :\

[@bigjayinga]

Great video as always. You should send me all the plants your throwing away, lol.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Lets Get It Fitness A.K.A Bigjayinga I only discard the water hyacinth

[@gavinhelgeson2880]

Yea, my order of yellow Neo.card.davi. Got held due to weather😤...Orlando fl...they said it was to hot here....but its coooled down very much now from the hurricane.

[@georgeboca3715]

Excellent video Rachel, we're having the opposite weather here in So.Cal.. 110 today! BTW, would you please consider the Panda Loach for Species Spotlight?? I bought a group a few days ago and they're not doing so well. I'm finding conflicting info on their care.. Thanks, George

[@Magic_Weaver]

Wonderful stuff

[@tribesilver4165]

Larvae (nymphs) of dragonfly

[@CJBlack265]

Great information and video, thank you! How long will the fish you brought in maintain their 'outdoor' color and vibrancy?

[@RachelOLeary]

+CJ Black indefinitely with good diet

[@CJBlack265]

wow! May have to plan on summer tubbing myself next year - I thought it'd be a few months then back to indoor colors. Thank you

[@lloyd011721]

so, one good season of tubbing any you can get permanantly full colored fish int he aquarium if you just keep the diet good?

[@RachelOLeary]

+david w yep

[@victordelrey4427]

Yup, Dragonfly larvae. They'll eat whatever they can catch.

[@andrewmarcus249]

The bugs were baby dragonfly larvae i believe. They get much much bigger.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Andrew Marcus I think they were damselfly larvae

[@andrewmarcus249]

Damselfly larvae have three gills at the back that look like fins and can be green clear or brown. Dragonfly larvae are distinctly black when they are small and don't have gills at the back. I have both in my pond. However i could be wrong or you might have different species around your area.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Andrew Marcus these were light brown in person

[@andrewmarcus249]

I'm still pretty sure that those are dragonfly larvae but what you should do is get one and grow it out to see if you get a dragonfly or damselfly so that you can know for sure. Dragonfly larvae will cause much greater problems then damselfly larvae. Damselfly larvae will mostly eat very small things like baby scuds, cyclops, copepods, and daphnia, depending on the size. (not to say that they won't eat the occasional fry) Dragonfly larvae are nasty they can eat all the aforementioned things plus fry and could probably eat fish much bigger than a fry. If at some point you set up a tub just for enjoyment and not for breeding you should leave the bugs in so you can get damselflies and dragonflies flying around. They are quite enjoyable to watch.

[@kyleharris1000]

Any videos on how you winter your plants

[@RachelOLeary]

+Kyle Harris I have one from last year and will do one when I set them up for overwintering

[@crissymurray6176]

Hi Rachael.. those bugs are Dragon fly larvae...

[@loveylynn4794]

Just wondering - could you use stock tank heaters on those cold nights?

[@zakk-kaye]

Meanwhile having unusually hot weather in England. My aquariums are too hot right now!

[@jencolasanti]

That's crazy. We are having a heat wave here in northern California.

[@RachelOLeary]

+jencolasanti I had to dig out my jeans and hoodies!

[@gregghorner9107]

I'm curious, how do you separate the fish and fry from all that mulm when you transfer them to the inside tanks? It appears you have a special holding tank where you let the mulm settle before netting the fish out again?

[@RachelOLeary]

+gregg horner I vacuum it

[@mikez104]

What species are the spotted fish you pulled? Those are great and I'd love to keep some.

[@RachelOLeary]

+mikez104 celestial pearl danios

[@presouz]

ha, as its a hot 111 here in SO CAL today!!

[@rushigalande1]

Should i put adults in my little 10 gallon tub? Will they eat babies if it has water hyacinth in the tub. Ive managed to find some fry in my 8 gallon wooden box pond. But i suspect the babies get eaten as there arehardly 10 fries in it. The fish constantly try to spawn but babies are very few.

[@sevenmile]

Nice video! I bet your chickens would eat the water Hyacinth -- at least the green part.

[@RachelOLeary]

+sevenmile we will see!

[@sankarb3611]

Hello from India. Firstly, a huge fan of yours. Learnt a lot from your videos and looking forward to more. Just something off the top of my head- how about keeping native predatory fishes in the bigger tubs during winter, perhaps food fish. They can feed on insects and any leftover fry (which will probably die anyway), with occassional supplementary feeding and can be harvested later. No experience of very low temps, so you might find problems that didn't occur to me.

[@RachelOLeary]

+The Fishy Fish Freak they would freeze solid

[@sankarb3611]

Rachel O'leary Yikes, sorry!!

[@vanessadoucette-buch1658]

Is it possible to just put a couple of heaters in the tubs just for nighttime hours? You are a great fish keeper!

[@RachelOLeary]

+Vanessa Olson heating a 300g tub or as many as i have is not feasible

[@myswtsins]

Shame about the predation. Excellent haul on the meteor minnows though! About how long till you'll start selling them? So I can be prepared. :D Do you have anything else currently that tolerates pH of 8.2 and GH/KH of 10?

[@RachelOLeary]

+myswtsins a week most likely for the larger ones. Most danios types will take higher oh easily

[@sharonbendtsen2973]

Was wondering how you plan to winter your corkscrew?

[@FishForThought]

Third comment! Where are you located? I wish I could keep fish outside year round. Also... Does Pepper not go fish hunting? ;)

[@RachelOLeary]

+Fish For Thought she doesn't bother the fish but knocks all the things over. I am in PA

[@FishForThought]

LOL aw :) Oh, where is PA? I'm in Canada and I think Seattle is a state so

[@RachelOLeary]

+Fish For Thought east coast, just above Washington DC

[@andycowell608]

I heard Corey of Aquarium Co-Op state that breeders used to keep their fish outside to breed hardier fish. Have you done the same fish batches multiple years outside, and have you found any increase in durability?

[@RachelOLeary]

+Andy Cowell I have done the same but don't think that is true

[@TheBSideDJ]

andy, maybe the opposite is true : tank bred fish are often stronger then wild caught ...

[@Jarom.M]

How fast will those colors fade in the aquarium? Those fish look great, and my main concern is that they'll lose that color fast.

[@RachelOLeary]

+Jarom M theybdint with good food but months on average with out live fiid

[@Jarom.M]

Thanks!

[@sirdukeusa3289]

I had to bring my guppies and mosquito fish in already. We are starting to get really cold at nights in WV, can the roots of the water hyacinth be trimmed? It's really hard for me to come by, What kind of fry? What are CPD?

[@brummiepcgamer568]

would it be better for you to add heaters to the tubs in winter times?

[@mountainhobbit1971]

hi Pepper! ;-) Cats love aquariums. :-)

[@RachelOLeary]

+Sean Meister a little too much, so she generally isn't allowed downstairs

[@mountainhobbit1971]

good luck with the flip floppy weather and the fry predation and rescue, those are dragonfly larvae Rachel and they are MAJOR predators...same thing is happening here in Northern New Mexico weatherwise. It got down to 42 last night. Good thing I do not have any fish outside.

[@i_am_will5537]

Dang your lucky. LA is 108 degrees, I'm dying

[@RachelOLeary]

+SchoolVlogs of Life if we mixed our temps it would be blissful

[@theatermusic87]

Could you have left the white clouds out in the colder water seeing as they are more of a cold water fish?

[@RachelOLeary]

+theatermusic87 yea and I am sure there are quite a few still out there

[@ricklett1688]

What is the specie of minnow? Have never seen them and would love to acquire some. Thanks again for a great video!

[@RachelOLeary]

+RICK LETT tanicthys albonubes. White clouds :)

[@auelasuka]

Hey rachel, any reasons you do not seem to use the bins to breed dwarf catfish like your cories or hara jerdoni? Or the dwarf cichlids like apistos or rams?

[@RachelOLeary]

Catfish are generally SO SLOW to mature, that it woudl just be growout bins

[@LRBaquatics]

Could of thrown some heaters in them, nice haul though.

[@kauaipuppy841]

I would toss you hyacinths into a tub. You would be surprised how many fry sick in those roots. I’ve cross contaminated several breeds by accidentally moving plants. And I shook them well in The water. Still lots of fry. Also after Halloween and Easter you can get a lot of super cheap 1 gallon buckets at Walmart. 10 For a dollar.. but to be fair, I can and do, use only container ponds year round in zone 11.

[@Expeditionwildside]

those beetle things looked like dragonfly or damselfly nymphs!

[@stevemiller1037]

Hope I'm not late but chickens LOVE water hyacinth I just emptied my pond and my chickens ate all of them

[@RachelOLeary]

+Dunekunes I left it in the yard for now before I bag and burn them

[@victoriabrownfrank4328]

Can you not put in your containers some form of heater that will warm the water and keep it from freezing? They have livestock heaters that will keep things from freezing it may or may not be warm enough for your fish you may need to enter tank.

[@danielr7644]

4:04 jump scare. ..wait for it ... Almost pooped my pants

[@RachelOLeary]

she is terrifying

[@danielr7644]

Rachel O'leary ahah indeed

[@RachelOLeary]

you should see when she plays fetch with her springs- a ferocious beast

[@worddunlap]

Diving beetles can be a problem in certain areas and they are worse.They can live through dipping plants because some species lay eggs inside plant stems. There are species native to the US but not all 4 to 6000 species. The stages, nymph and larvae look quite different but both are predators. BEWARE of the plants especially of any were imported. Plants would be a likely suspect especially if not all the tanks were heavily infested. Of course it may not be diving beetles, I couldn't tell much from the image. Great looking fish!

[@RachelOLeary]

+worddunlap I looked at those but these larvae were smaller and lacked the long tail portion that diving beetles get. Freaky looking things!!

[@worddunlap]

Bugs are diverse and there have been scientific suggestions that not even half have been catalogued and identified. You may not find the exact bug but the family identification might help. Knowing the vector of infestation might provide some relief. Time for a flow chart and timeline... LOL.

[@eddiekytia]

NEED HELP!!!!!! I have a 3 year old established planted Aquarium I went on vacation for 2 weeks and the person tending to the aquarium I believe severely overfed my fish the day after I returned I think I've had a bacterial bloom water got very cloudy and my nitrites and nitrates are very high I did a 50% water change and clean the filter I just bought a UV sterilizer waiting for it to arrive in the meantime do I stop feeding fish for 2 or 3 days and really want to know if I should leave my lights on or off is it also a good idea to do 25% water change everyday I really need to know about my lights on or off

[@lloyd011721]

dustin just did a video on this i think. he pretty much said dont freak out and dont change the water constantly.

[@minhthai70]

Great video Rachel! I had to do the same with my trash can guppy pond last week. The temps were dropping, but now it's back up to 100*+ where I live. Anyway, the guppies are now indoors and are doing well. Can't wait until next summer to get started on summer tubbing again!

[@shieraseastar9300]

OMG Pepper is adorable! Maybe she thought you were talking to her! :D PS Those are dragonfly larvae, a voracious predator of small fish :(

[@chrissy24-7]

💕 Hi, Pepper! 💕 🐱

[@chrissy24-7]

Yowza, there really are some beautiful fish!

[@kschnering]

I tested our rain water here in the Fla., not so good, high in acid. #Pollution, AcidRain, #GlobalWarming!

[@deathsdiscomfort]

Hey, is there any info on the poly filter you use? It sounds so helpful.

[@RachelOLeary]

I did a video called my secret weapon about it

[@chrisvos81]

Make a Greenhouse next year Rachel 😀

[@RachelOLeary]

+chris vos working in it

[@davidm3577]

Out of interest, when you had bins with good fry numbers, why not take in a sample of say... 40 fry earlier when they're gaurenteed so you are ensured at least some positive numbers growth?

[@RachelOLeary]

+David Maxey I did harvest some early to sell

[@meowey55]

You need to do a species spotlight on your cats lol

[@RachelOLeary]

+meowey55 hahahah I could...

[@jesilarsen791]

Rachel O'leary that would be amazing!!!!!!

[@JulesAskalotl]

Wish u lived near me! I would be over there helping you do all this. I need a friend whose into fishkeepig nearbye :'( this is like my dream setup outside