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Mosquito fish are some of the heartiest fish out there. Can survive muddy water, chlorine, tiny puddles, hot and cold temps. Perfect fish for throwing in a backyard pond to control mosquitoes.
@@James-he6dvfalse, when i was 13 i kept 20 mosquitofish in a plastic bin for 10 months on only tap water. Eventually i realized it probably wasn’t healthy. Florida tap water REEKS of chlorine, and is pumped full of fluoride. Eventually i got water conditioners. I still have that same family line 7 years.
@@neverxnice3577 so you were 13 and you didn’t understand water chemistry. It’s totally fine to admit that tap water is fine. Not sure what you don’t understand about that. If you use conditioner and a D chlorinator it’s totally fine.
Can I ask why you chose to breed Gambusia? Do you still have them? Good job showing and explaining the steps, and showing how to set up the bins. You have beautiful plants. I ask about 'why gambusia' because I'm not sure they're worth any money? They are hardy and eat other wild things that fall into water, but yours are indoors. Thanks!
I'm catching wild ones to breed, I wanted some for my pond. I have blue gill in there so imo they are why to high to buy with the chance of getting eaten. I might see if they sell if it works. They are actually neat little fish that look like guppies. I put some rosy reds in the tank with them and they school with them, they look really happy/active with them. They looked rough when I caught them out of a puddle that was drying up, but now thier fins don't looked chewed up and they seem healthy. I temporarily have tiny baby blue gill in with them too, Interesting enough before the rosy red were added the blue gill chased the mosquito fish, but now the mosquito fish run the blue gill away from the school of rosy reds. The rosy are cheap feeder fish I bought for the same project, both are added to ponds around here so thier already in the area. They make for pretty interesting fish to keep, they school and stay active and feed like sharks. They are also peaceful and don't bother the other fish. I caught a mud minnow in the same puddle, looks neat, but pretty boring.
Thanks for the airline tip! I have multiple sponge filters running off of one pump and couldn't figure out why there was so much disparity between the air the sponges were getting despite the gang valve being set properly.
If the Gambusia Affinis or Hoolbrook were available here in Denmark, I would definitely buy them. I can’t say that they are, but the aren’t available in the various LFS here where I live. I think they are cool because they resemble guppy IMO, and probably would be mistaken for guppy by people not interested in fish keeping, but yet are totally different species
Hi, definitely here in Italy and in other parts of Europe, they have been introduced as a way to control mosquito population, and are now considered pests as they tend to pray on many small natives like tadpoles. They can survive more rigid temperatures and under a layer of ice, but I'm not sure if Denmark's climate is good enough for them. It might be worth checking in some slow water channels near where you live, every place where mosquitoes can breed that is connected to other water bodies maigh be good enough!
@@destegiovi the climate here is too cold for them to be introduced into our local streams, ponds and lakes for mosquito control. Besides as you mentioned they are considered invasive and are destroying local habitat for many native species. I keep heterandria formosa and they too are introduced outside the US for mosquito control. But they too can’t live here in Denmark
Mosquito fish, mollies and guppies are in the Poeciliidae family. I caught some local here in Virginia in a puddle near a stream that was drying up. Thier pretty neat little fish, they school with my rosy red minnows they weren't active till I added them. I want to find some more to breed cause thier high dollar. I want to release some in my 20x30 pond too, they are already established here so no worries on the invasive part.
He's right you should definitely rinse your bins really well. I failed to do this and many of my fish croaked it. Also, you can use different length hose if you get one of those cheap gang air valves to adjust the flow to each stone.
That's really interesting, here in Texas we want them to be prolific, we have a huge mosquito population though. I caught mine wild in a local spring to breed them and return them❤
@@VolCanixWorxI did the same here in Virginia. They are already here and I want to breed them for my pond. Imo pretty expensive just to potentially get eaten if I buy them online.
What size totes are those? wanting to breed those to use in the rice paddies and drainage ditches surrounding the small town i am in. They are native to my area so no worries on them becoming pest
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I put these fish in all the cows water troughs at our dairy, they eat debris that fall off the cows mouths as well as mesquites and other pests.
Mosquito fish are some of the heartiest fish out there. Can survive muddy water, chlorine, tiny puddles, hot and cold temps. Perfect fish for throwing in a backyard pond to control mosquitoes.
Your so wrong MosquitoFish cant survive on Tap Water (Chlorine)
@@James-he6dv I'm 78. i breed mosquito fish for 60 year all this time i only put in tap water they all live to be healthy. you are wrong bucko.
@@James-he6dvfalse, when i was 13 i kept 20 mosquitofish in a plastic bin for 10 months on only tap water. Eventually i realized it probably wasn’t healthy. Florida tap water REEKS of chlorine, and is pumped full of fluoride. Eventually i got water conditioners. I still have that same family line 7 years.
@@neverxnice3577 so you were 13 and you didn’t understand water chemistry. It’s totally fine to admit that tap water is fine. Not sure what you don’t understand about that. If you use conditioner and a D chlorinator it’s totally fine.
@@harryfp1494 ur useless bro
Can I ask why you chose to breed Gambusia? Do you still have them? Good job showing and explaining the steps, and showing how to set up the bins. You have beautiful plants. I ask about 'why gambusia' because I'm not sure they're worth any money? They are hardy and eat other wild things that fall into water, but yours are indoors. Thanks!
I'm catching wild ones to breed, I wanted some for my pond. I have blue gill in there so imo they are why to high to buy with the chance of getting eaten. I might see if they sell if it works. They are actually neat little fish that look like guppies. I put some rosy reds in the tank with them and they school with them, they look really happy/active with them. They looked rough when I caught them out of a puddle that was drying up, but now thier fins don't looked chewed up and they seem healthy. I temporarily have tiny baby blue gill in with them too, Interesting enough before the rosy red were added the blue gill chased the mosquito fish, but now the mosquito fish run the blue gill away from the school of rosy reds. The rosy are cheap feeder fish I bought for the same project, both are added to ponds around here so thier already in the area. They make for pretty interesting fish to keep, they school and stay active and feed like sharks. They are also peaceful and don't bother the other fish. I caught a mud minnow in the same puddle, looks neat, but pretty boring.
Thanks for the airline tip! I have multiple sponge filters running off of one pump and couldn't figure out why there was so much disparity between the air the sponges were getting despite the gang valve being set properly.
If the Gambusia Affinis or Hoolbrook were available here in Denmark, I would definitely buy them. I can’t say that they are, but the aren’t available in the various LFS here where I live. I think they are cool because they resemble guppy IMO, and probably would be mistaken for guppy by people not interested in fish keeping, but yet are totally different species
Yes very easily mistaken if you don’t know
Hi, definitely here in Italy and in other parts of Europe, they have been introduced as a way to control mosquito population, and are now considered pests as they tend to pray on many small natives like tadpoles. They can survive more rigid temperatures and under a layer of ice, but I'm not sure if Denmark's climate is good enough for them. It might be worth checking in some slow water channels near where you live, every place where mosquitoes can breed that is connected to other water bodies maigh be good enough!
@@destegiovi the climate here is too cold for them to be introduced into our local streams, ponds and lakes for mosquito control. Besides as you mentioned they are considered invasive and are destroying local habitat for many native species. I keep heterandria formosa and they too are introduced outside the US for mosquito control. But they too can’t live here in Denmark
Mosquito fish, mollies and guppies are in the Poeciliidae family. I caught some local here in Virginia in a puddle near a stream that was drying up. Thier pretty neat little fish, they school with my rosy red minnows they weren't active till I added them. I want to find some more to breed cause thier high dollar. I want to release some in my 20x30 pond too, they are already established here so no worries on the invasive part.
He's right you should definitely rinse your bins really well. I failed to do this and many of my fish croaked it. Also, you can use different length hose if you get one of those cheap gang air valves to adjust the flow to each stone.
Good tip on setting up the air lines!
In australia mosquito fish are a huge pest and are in pretty much every water source, very illegal to own or even transport as feeders
That's really interesting, here in Texas we want them to be prolific, we have a huge mosquito population though. I caught mine wild in a local spring to breed them and return them❤
@@VolCanixWorxI did the same here in Virginia. They are already here and I want to breed them for my pond. Imo pretty expensive just to potentially get eaten if I buy them online.
I actually like this Channel.
Cool video and good setups
What size totes are those? wanting to breed those to use in the rice paddies and drainage ditches surrounding the small town i am in. They are native to my area so no worries on them becoming pest
The free guppy ( I know they are different genus)
Great video great . Clean up. Fishing aquarium great show
Where’d you get the fish?
Yea those fry are definitely gonna be safe with all of those plants, great video 🙏🏽
Great video Chris
What do you feed em?
Excelente video and very educational you sir just got another subscriber and keep up the good work 👏
best water temp for mosquitofish breeding? best ph? how long does it take? when do you remove the adults?
No idea, but they bred in a tiny tupperware in my bedroom with ac in tap water, so they are some crazy fish.
You remind me of Jack Black. Nice meeting y’all today! My kids were pretty stoked about telling people they met a real RUclipsr today :)
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I love this channel
Nice video.
What do yall do with all the fish from breeding? I want to breed guppies with my kids but don't know what I'd do with all of them? Lol.
I love your videos bro 😍👍
Do you ship plants in Europe??
There's no way that would be economical lol
@@VinylUnboxings I am asking because l have no idea
I forgot to ask, what are the habitat for the two Gambusia species and are you going to set up a Gambusia biotope?
very shallow ponds murky lakes and just any place where mosquito lives
@@SMELLYGAHH thanks for answering
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Damn this is a sales pitch disguised as a tutorial
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