Zubair's Little Pond

Ok so getting this started and I'm sure I will make a million mistakes along the way so don't be too harsh (I'm the First to say I'm a noob) .

I have this little pond, dimensions
2.2m Long, 1.2m Wide but only about 60cm deep (about because in some spots it is a little less or more)
Filtration currently is a DIY situation I made(to the left as well as another bio filter hidden beneath some rock work)
The idea is to do an outdoor planted situation with Hardy plants and some rock work in parts with pebbles (medium and small in size) & eventually some livestock but only once the plants get a head start.

I have a picture in my mind with parts being very densely planted and then some open spaces etc

Will use a combination of Langa (ty @RBM AQUATICS , Potting soil & pool filter sand to cap)

So first things first I am looking for some plant suggestions but if u want to throw in some livestock ideas also go for it (also if u know where to find these things it would help)

If you have read this far... Thank you

 

Looks like a really fun project. I'd love a pond too but if I dug a hole out back my parents would probably throw me in it and close it up
Very keen to follow how this goes.
I'd offer advice but I'm not so good with plants. but for live stock maybe goldfish? Or minnows like @A new day did with her pond?

 

Hahaha growing a plant and knowing it's name isn't the same plus I've had all of you guys here to help me with it

 

Hahaha, I'm sure they will forgive you , I don't know why I just don't like Gold fish , like the Minnows idea

 

Thank you!!! Obviously you went over and above hehe, appreciate it, definitely going for some of the options of plants.
I read up on the Buenos Aires Tetras and looks like they do damage plants, also wondering whether they'd be too big for a community of minnows.

 

Hahaha yeah that's little

 

Question, are the Cherry's breeding?
I'm not opposed to keep heating the pond a little but definitely not going up to cichlid temps again

 

OKi doki, thank you, will keep updating as I progress hehe

 

Look up Myanmar fish. They can do about 17 degrees in winter. Sometimes they are available, you just need to know what you are looking for.

 

When I search it doesn't come up with any specifics, rather seafood suggestions , is there a specific type you have in mind?

 

There are lots of species - nothing in mind.

https://fish.mongabay.com/data/Myanmar.htm

Here is a whole list full of freshwater fish

 

Thank you Brenton, I am going through the list as I type, picked up on a particular one and thought ... I know a guy

"Galaxy rasbora"

*edited my poor english and spelling.