I found no problems with keeping rainbows outside. I do have some duckweed
floating on the surface of the water and think this may help deter them
from jumping out, maybe the surface is more defined for them or maybe it is
just the security aspect of the plants.
Regards,
Baz.
----
From: Mike Adams, Jr. <mfadam1 at pop.uky.edu>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
Date: Tuesday, 17 June 1997 22:57
Subject: [RML] outdoor bows
>
>heres my next question...i am setting up a tank outside and thought i
would
>solicit the folks who have done this for a little advice. my concern is
>that the fish will jump out. the primary reason i'm setting this tank up
>outside is so i can provide the fish with an insect diet and see if their
>appearance/health/growth rate improves any over their counterparts kept
>inside. in order for the insects to be able to fall in the water, i
don't
>want a glass top. but, if there's no glass top, they might jump out. i
>have some egg crate but i have had jawfish find their way out through the
>holes in the past. my next thought was to build a wall that extends
above
>the tank in the same planes as the glass sides so if the fish decide to
>make a break for it, they'll hit the side and fall back in. that begs
the
>nest question: how high can rainbows jump? how do you folks that keep
>outdoor tanks keep those critters in the tank? i'm open to any ideas.
>
>thanks
>
>mike
>
>
>-----------------------
>Mike Adams
>The Graduate School
>University of Kentucky
>College of Engineering
>