Now this tells me a lot about why orange was a good color last year on Mil Lacs. Lots of people flushgin their goldfish in Mil Lacs? Do they make orange suckers? LOL
Posted 6/7/2007 9:49 PM (#259948 - in reply to #259944) Subject: Re: Goldfish eating muskie
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That little dude is one bad @$$ clown! I know cuz he sits in my basement everyday! His name is "Flash," and yes he would appear to fancy the orange feeder goldfish over the more naturally colored ones (makes you think about the whole, "go natural in clear water theory..."). I could sit and watch him for hours if I had the time! Unfortunately, he's getting too big for the aquarium!
Posted 6/8/2007 9:06 AM (#259989 - in reply to #259959) Subject: Re: Goldfish eating muskie
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
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muskyboy
Posted 6/8/2007 9:47 AM (#259996 - in reply to #259944) Subject: Re: Goldfish eating muskie
Let him roam free someplace safe only you know of, Lake X for Flash. Orange is a good color
Dacron + Dip
Posted 6/8/2007 10:41 AM (#260007 - in reply to #259944) Subject: RE: Goldfish eating muskie
Try orange+white on lakes with lake trout in them.
Missouri Wayne
Posted 6/8/2007 1:12 PM (#260042 - in reply to #259944) Subject: RE: Goldfish eating muskie
I kept expecting to see him burp.
Muskydad
Posted 6/8/2007 3:08 PM (#260063 - in reply to #259944) Subject: RE: Goldfish eating muskie
He does sometimes. Once the goldfish is all the way down, he kind of flares his gills fast and opens his mouth, kind of like a snake resetting its jaw.
Posted 6/8/2007 3:13 PM (#260064 - in reply to #259944) Subject: RE: Goldfish eating muskie
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Location: Central Iowa
How does one go about getting their hands on a muskie for an aquarium anyways?
Beaver
Posted 6/8/2007 3:39 PM (#260067 - in reply to #259944) Subject: RE: Goldfish eating muskie
It's illegal to use goldfish for bait in Wisconsin.
You can, however, throw some orange paint and gold scales on some wood that swings enticingly from side to side when you twitch your rod tip.
Posted 6/9/2007 10:12 PM (#260171 - in reply to #259944) Subject: Re: Goldfish eating muskie
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Location: On the X that marks the mucky spot
I would concur that the gold ones get picked off first.
Esox50, you may want to watch out for putting a number of goldfish in your muskie tank at once. Goldfish tend to have lots of bacteria and can really do a lot of damage. I had to learn the hard way. It took me over 6 months and 4 muskies to get my water back to normal. I now have another tank where I keep the "volunteers". Ever since I started doing that I haven't had a problem.
Posted 6/10/2007 6:57 AM (#260186 - in reply to #260171) Subject: Re: Goldfish eating muskie
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Muskie Treats - 6/9/2007 10:12 PM
I would concur that the gold ones get picked off first.
Esox50, you may want to watch out for putting a number of goldfish in your muskie tank at once. Goldfish tend to have lots of bacteria and can really do a lot of damage. I had to learn the hard way. It took me over 6 months and 4 muskies to get my water back to normal. I now have another tank where I keep the "volunteers". Ever since I started doing that I haven't had a problem.
Before putting them in the tank we wash them in a high sodium solution to get rid of any bacteria that may cling to the fish. So far (6+ months) we haven't had a problem. If there was a place around our house that sold fatheads that's what I'd be feeding them, unfortunately there's not.
Posted 6/10/2007 10:06 PM (#260264 - in reply to #259944) Subject: RE: Goldfish eating muskie
Posts: 676
Location: Wisconsin
I had numerous Peacock Bass, Redtail Catfish, Pike, Bass, and Muskies in my tanks over the years. They all start on guppies and then move into goldfish. The muskie would rip open the bag when I put it in the tank. I guess he couldn't wait. They would usually eat about 4 to 5 every week. It got spendy after a while. Plus my amazon fish would eat the others in the tank. The muskie was always the favorite when people came over,
Posted 6/11/2007 6:21 AM (#260290 - in reply to #259944) Subject: Re: Goldfish eating muskie
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Location: Oregon
I'm surprised at how long it took him to swallow the fish. I have had bass in a tank that were no more than 2 pds and they would eat 10 gold fish in the 2" range in just a couple of minutes........one right after the next! Maybe because of all their teeth musky like to crush their prey more??????
Posted 6/11/2007 7:05 AM (#260296 - in reply to #259944) Subject: Re: Goldfish eating muskie
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Location: Muskoka Ontario,Canada
You are correct Riverman. A Bass simply uses its cavernous mouth as a vaccuum to suck food to the back of the throat.
The musky is designed to take on larger prey which requires it to be positioned head first to swallow. Very similar to a snake in its feeding methods...lie still and ambush food in one swift efficient movement.
