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| ok i apologize for posting about bass on a muskie forum but ive asked on bass forums with no repsonses. but anyway i have a question about aquariums with largemouth bass in them...first off what is the smallest size tank i could put a bass in for a little while until i realease it and get a new one? i have a small little 10 gallon that my friend used to have some little type of snake in it but he gave the tank to me because the snake died, but do you think i could put a small bass in a 10 gallon tank and if so how long could i keep it in it until i would have to upgrade to a bigger tank? any advise on what good to feed them and whats not good to feed them would be helpful too...i guess any info or experience you have with bass in aquariums would be great i ake all info i can get.
good luck to all,
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Location: The desert | All depends on how big the bass you plan on putting in the 10 gallon tank is. I wouldnt suggest putting a bass bigger than about 5 or 6 inches in there. If you start out small 1 to 2 inches, it would do fine in a 10 gallon for a while, but as it starts to grow you are going to want to get a bigger tank. In my opinion a 10 gallon tank is really only good for small gold fish or fish that dont have much potential to grow. I've got a 55 gallon tank and have a pretty big fish in there and I wish I could afford a bigger tank. |
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| thanks pointerpride,
i figured since i have the tank i might as well put a little bass or something in it so it can get a little bigger before i put it in my tank with the other bigger bass. there is a pond close to me that you can catch super small crappies,bass,bluegill,etc that would be perfect for a small aquarium so i thought id give it a try.
pointer, do you think maybe putting a small bluegill or crappie in it would be better seeing as in they dont grow as big as bass do? and also do you think i should just have one panfish (rappie or bluegill) at a time in a 10 gallon tank?
best,
musky12
Edited by musky12 4/25/2008 1:19 PM
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | A ten gallon will do nicely until the Bass reaches about 6" in length, then it'll poop the place up pretty badly and be living in fairly cramped quarters. I've kept lots of Crappies, they are easy to tend to, eat minnows and are fun to watch, and do well in aquariums. Bass do too, but they are mean buggers and beat the tar out of any other fish in the aquarium. |
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| Steve, have you ever had smallies? I've got largemouth in a 175g, and one is getting old. I'm almost certain he's going to go fins down soon. Thought about replacing him with a smallmouth. I've got the two bass, a walleye about 16" and one cat about 10". I'm worried that the smallie would be more aggressive than any of the other predators in the tank, and soon enough it would be just him. |
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| I had a 6" smallie that beat the crap out of a 12" Pike in my tank for a while. Ireleased it because it ate more than the pike did. I actually had three of them in my tank and they literally ganged up on all the fish i had in my tank. i had them in a 65 gallon and now I have 130 gallon that I am trying to get a Tiger into, but we can't get Tigers in CO right now per the whole VHS thing.......... |
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| i also have a small aquarium and i want to do the same thing you want to do. i have bigger tank but i dont want to introduce a small fish with some big ones because the small one will most likely become fish food. i was going to put a crappie or bluegill in it. do you guys recommend that i only put one bluegill or crappie in my aquarium or would i be able to pair em up? |
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| I've had them all and i'll tell you that there is no meaner fish in a tank than a smallie. It will NOT tolerate anything else. Doesn't matter...pike, small muskies, largemouth, crappies, anything. Consider it nothing but a sparring partner for a smallmouth in a tank. They like their territory free of all others. They are more aggressive than malawi cichlids.
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Location: Wisconsin | I agree, I have had numerous "natives" in my tanks and the panfish family are all agressive. I had a Smallmouth try to take on two Peacock bass that were bigger and I think the Smallie won and was ruling the tank until my Redtail Cat proceded to eat the Smallmouth.
10 gallons might be a little small for a Largemouth, they are going to grow fast and it will run out of room and might "nuke" the tank with the waste as Steve said. If you really want to have some native fish, I would suggest at least a 55 gal tank to start out with. |
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Location: Ames, Iowa | I've had smallies and bluegill in a 75. The bluegill is the only fish I know able to hang in there with the smallie. I used rocks and plants for height to separate their territory. But be careful about cats and bullheads- they will eat fish that are "sleeping" in the dark.
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| will i have problmes with keeping bluegill and crappies in the same aquarium.....im not sure if the bluegill will kill the crappie or the other way around? how often should these type of panfish be fed....if i feed them minnows,worms,etc. and is there anything else i could feed them other than worms,minnows,pellets?
thank for everyone who replied to the post i relly need the help |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Bluegills and crappies do fine together, and if you can get minnows small enough, and the gills large enough, all you will need to feed is minnows. |
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| ok i just found my aquarium that i bought awhile back it like 16-20 gallons and i think i might put two crappies in it but right know the water temp in my aquarium is like 85 degrees but the pond i want to go and catch them in has like 55 degree water temps....
Do you guys think two crappies wil be fine if i catch them from the pond and transport them to my warm aquarium...i didnt think they would survive going from cold water to hot water...any ideas what i can do?
and as i told you earlier my aquarium is around 85 degrees and i would like to get it A LOT cooler so i dont stun the fish when i put them in it, is there anything i can do to cool down the aquarium?
catch a big one,
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| what temperature do crappies or bluegill like....i thought they like temps around 70-75 but then i read somewere else they could adapt to mostly any conditions. it would be pretty hard in my opinion for a crappie to go from 55 degree water temps to 85 degree water i think you should try and cool it down. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The water in the tank should not be any warmer than room temp unless it's heated. If there's a heater, get rid of it. Put the crappies in a large bucket and let it warm in the house, aerating the water regularly or with a pump and a stone. Don't hurry, make sure the temps are close. |
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Location: The desert | Definately need to get the tank temp down, if you put warm water in it will take a good while for it to cool down. Aerating and circulating can help cool the water a bit. Another option if you want to be sure your fish will acclimate to the different temperatures is get a good sized plastic bag that can hold water from where you took the fish, and the fish itself. Close off the bag so it wont dump out. Place the bag in the tank and let it float around for a while. The temp of the water in the bag will adjust to match that of the tank, and the fish will not get shocked this way. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Pointer, if he's using crappies that are average sized, a bag will kill them really fast; not enough oxygen in the limited water I think. I lost a few trying to do that. Works fine with really small crappies, say 4" or so though. |
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