Bluegill in an aquarium, anyone ?? - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T04:45:21Zhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/bluegill-in-an-aquarium-anyone?id=2036984%3ATopic%3A302567&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGood caveat! Yeah, law enforc…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-06:2036984:Comment:3150222012-10-06T18:42:22.851ZSuzanne Lazarhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SuzanneLazar
<p>Good caveat! Yeah, law enforcement might not be too understanding. And you wouldn't want to be responsible for spreading some aquatic pest. (Heh, I was just picturing somebody in a ninja suit returning a fish to a lake on a moonless night...)</p>
<p>It is loads of fun discovering all the different critters living in some weeds. Even the stuff rotting along the shore is full of life!</p>
<p>Good caveat! Yeah, law enforcement might not be too understanding. And you wouldn't want to be responsible for spreading some aquatic pest. (Heh, I was just picturing somebody in a ninja suit returning a fish to a lake on a moonless night...)</p>
<p>It is loads of fun discovering all the different critters living in some weeds. Even the stuff rotting along the shore is full of life!</p> I'd go ahead with the 30 gal…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-06:2036984:Comment:3149972012-10-06T02:38:02.996ZSuzanne Lazarhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SuzanneLazar
<p>I'd go ahead with the 30 gal just for fun. Start with tiny BG! I once caught one that couldn't have been more than 3" using #18 hook baited with a spider.</p>
<p>Or maybe net a couple fry, maybe they will grow up into BG- or-? And when they outgrow the aquarium, back to the lake!</p>
<p>I'd go ahead with the 30 gal just for fun. Start with tiny BG! I once caught one that couldn't have been more than 3" using #18 hook baited with a spider.</p>
<p>Or maybe net a couple fry, maybe they will grow up into BG- or-? And when they outgrow the aquarium, back to the lake!</p> PETCO has. 1$ per gallon deal…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-06:2036984:Comment:3147802012-10-06T02:36:57.117ZMarcus Bullockhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/MarcusBullock
PETCO has. 1$ per gallon deal going on.
PETCO has. 1$ per gallon deal going on. I cant believe this is still…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-06:2036984:Comment:3147782012-10-06T02:24:24.123ZJohnnyhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/Johnny
<p>I cant believe this is still a active post, I've been think'n about the size of the tank myself, loooked around on craigslist & bigger tanks are not hard to find but you can spend what ya want to.</p>
<p>Mite wait & get at least a 50 gal. unit, but while I have this one we mite should use it to learn from then upgrade...sounds good either way.</p>
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<p>I took a load of concrete to a guys house a few years ago & he was a big shot at the Chattanooga aquarium (look it up,…</p>
<p>I cant believe this is still a active post, I've been think'n about the size of the tank myself, loooked around on craigslist & bigger tanks are not hard to find but you can spend what ya want to.</p>
<p>Mite wait & get at least a 50 gal. unit, but while I have this one we mite should use it to learn from then upgrade...sounds good either way.</p>
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<p>I took a load of concrete to a guys house a few years ago & he was a big shot at the Chattanooga aquarium (look it up, very well worth your time if you want something to do while in Chatt.), he had his old aquarium inside a shed beside his house, didnt see it in opperation but did get to look it over, the glass was at least an inch thick & sevral feet tall, the lines that pumped water was (if memory serves) 2 or 3 inches around, this thing was huge.</p>
<p> And the concrete we took was to build a footer so he could reinforce a wall that would support a even bigger tank, always wish I could remeber how to get back to his house just to see how it turned out.</p> 30 gallons is too small for a…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-05:2036984:Comment:3148852012-10-05T05:23:18.486ZMarcus Bullockhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/MarcusBullock
<p>30 gallons is too small for a bluegill, unless it's a stunted individual that wont ever grow larger than 4-5 inches.. and even then that's still too small! 50 gallons minimum..</p>
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<p> It has always been my dream to have an enormous 1,000 gallon aquarium, set up as a faithful recreation of a lake.. Toss in a bunch of live Corbicula Fluminea clams, some ramshorn snails, Bladder snails, some big fat shellcrackers, a couple of Largemouth bass and live hornwort plants.. Sure it would…</p>
<p>30 gallons is too small for a bluegill, unless it's a stunted individual that wont ever grow larger than 4-5 inches.. and even then that's still too small! 50 gallons minimum..</p>
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<p> It has always been my dream to have an enormous 1,000 gallon aquarium, set up as a faithful recreation of a lake.. Toss in a bunch of live Corbicula Fluminea clams, some ramshorn snails, Bladder snails, some big fat shellcrackers, a couple of Largemouth bass and live hornwort plants.. Sure it would be a pain to maintain, but it would be better than TV imo!</p>
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<p> All the color and personality of cichlids without the habit of eating every plant you decorate with!</p> Have you had a chance to try…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-10-05:2036984:Comment:3148392012-10-05T03:26:38.991ZSuzanne Lazarhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SuzanneLazar
<p>Have you had a chance to try BG in the aquarium?</p>
<p>Have you had a chance to try BG in the aquarium?</p> There is ALOT to getting it r…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-09-17:2036984:Comment:3092012012-09-17T17:54:54.011ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>There is ALOT to getting it right, Johhny.</p>
<p>But let me give you one tidbit - patience. Dont be in a hurry. It takes a tank - any tank - 3 weeks or so to stabilize. During this time, the complex biologic functions needed to stabilize the system get going.</p>
<p>Contrary to what you may think, an aquarium is more about bacterial and micro-biological balance than anything. Get these building blocks working right, first, and you are on the way.</p>
<p>There is ALOT to getting it right, Johhny.</p>
<p>But let me give you one tidbit - patience. Dont be in a hurry. It takes a tank - any tank - 3 weeks or so to stabilize. During this time, the complex biologic functions needed to stabilize the system get going.</p>
<p>Contrary to what you may think, an aquarium is more about bacterial and micro-biological balance than anything. Get these building blocks working right, first, and you are on the way.</p> Everything gets complicated i…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-09-16:2036984:Comment:3089452012-09-16T21:03:21.936ZSuzanne Lazarhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SuzanneLazar
<p>Everything gets complicated if you look too closely...</p>
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<p>-I can't wait to set up an aquarium myself! Next summer I hope to catch some tadpoles.</p>
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<p>-I can't wait to set up an aquarium myself! Next summer I hope to catch some tadpoles.</p> Oh wow, I dont see how they r…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-09-16:2036984:Comment:3087412012-09-16T19:01:36.136ZJohnnyhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/Johnny
<p>Oh wow, I dont see how they reach maturity, ther so bright looks like they would be a easy target for other fish, first time I've ever seen or heard of them.</p>
<p>Oh wow, I dont see how they reach maturity, ther so bright looks like they would be a easy target for other fish, first time I've ever seen or heard of them.</p> Red Devils are a tropical aqu…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-09-16:2036984:Comment:3089252012-09-16T06:54:38.885ZStan Wrighthttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/StanWright
<p>Red Devils are a tropical aquarium fish that someone dumped into our lake and streams here in Hawaii. I understand they are in the canals of southern Florida too. They sit in the shallow water and are fun to site fish. They will eat about anything and put up a good fight on light tackle. The ones we catch average around 3/4 of a pound, but we've caught ones over one pound.…</p>
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<p>Red Devils are a tropical aquarium fish that someone dumped into our lake and streams here in Hawaii. I understand they are in the canals of southern Florida too. They sit in the shallow water and are fun to site fish. They will eat about anything and put up a good fight on light tackle. The ones we catch average around 3/4 of a pound, but we've caught ones over one pound.</p>
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