Colourful pond fish?

[noirvigilante]

Are there any really colourful easily available pond fish that don't grow too large and are peaceful? I'm trying to get some new fish for my 55 gallon patio pond but I want something a bit more unique than more goldfish, perhaps a school of something?



Here's the pond currently

 

[MitchM]

There are not a lot of choices for fw colourful fish other than shubunkins, and 55 gallons is too small for those.
Rosy Red minnows could work in a container that size.

 

[sissy]

try fantails they are slow don't breed much and come in great colors .The butt wiggle swim is to die for .

 

[Nyboy]

Problem is winter. If your willing to move fish inside in fall look up Neon Tetra. I think with your size almost any fish would need to be moved inside for winter. 50 gallons would freeze solid.

 

[Faebinder]

Rainbow darters, green sided darters and banded darters, orange throat darters.

All small, winter outside and have lotsa colors on them. They will remain at the bottom of the pond.

 

[noirvigilante]

Thanks for the replies everyone! I managed to grab a few fish from my local bait store! They seem pretty cool but I'm unsure of their species. Probably some type of shiner.

 

[Magzire]

Grass carp?

If so they grow ridiculous long

 

[noirvigilante]

Grass carp?

If so they grow ridiculous long

No it's not a carp it's some type of shiner they get no bigger than 2-3 inches depending on the species

 

[Usman]

mollies , platy , some types of chiclids which are small too , u can use aquarium heater in winters if it works ...

 

[noirvigilante]

mollies , platy , some types of chiclids which are small too , u can use aquarium heater in winters if it works ...

I have some mollies in the pond already but they're pretty drab.

 

[Nanner]

Guppies...very coloful but would need to move in during the colder months.