what tips do you have for an aquarim of eastern nc fish.?
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I want to include at least one redbreast sunfish. And probably a bass. The more fish the better so I want to know how many I can put in a 50 gallon tank.
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First off, make sure you did not catch the fish. The only way you can legally have native fish in a tank is to purchase them from a breeder, or hatchery. And make sure you keep the receipts.
I’ve had Channel Cats and Bluegills in a 50 gallon tank for years. They are great, except you will need to turn the catfish loose when they reach a certain size, or they will eat your bluegills.
For NC fish, I would go with 4-6 Darters, and various minnow, chub and sucker species. They are peaceful, and won’t get too big.
If you put sunfish in the tank, that’s all you can have in there, because they are very aggressive, and vicious towards other species. In a 50 gal. tank, you could have up to 10 of the smaller species, like pumpkinseeds, or 6 of the larger ones. Any more and you risk overcrowding. The only other fish you could put in there with them might be bass, or catfish of similar size. White Bass and Crappie are migrating fish, and require too much water to be in a tank. They would quickly die.
Here is my suggestion:
4 Redbreast sunfish
4 pumpkinseeds
2 small bass
2 small channel cats
Remember, the sunfish will breed in the tank, so make allowances for that.
Keep the temperature around 63-70 degrees. The cooler the water, the longer your fish will live. They are OK even down to the lower 60s. PH, alkalinity, acidity should be all nuetral, or close. maybe leaning slightly towards the acidic. It’s a good idea to put about 1 tbsp of aquariium salt per every 20 gallons in every week or so. It’s good for the fish. Moinitor nitrogen levels closely and correct when needed. For these types of fish, you need very powerful filter pumps, so get the biggest you can. and use two of them. Power filters are the only way to go with this set-up. I prefer Aquatech filters, because they seem to be tougher, more reliable and last much longer than the others. Clean the filter bags once a week in the sink, and change them at least every month.
Good Luck.
i would stick to the sunfish, bass will grow out of your tank and die. i’d go with three at the most, and put them all in at the same time. sunfish will fight Also if one has time to declare a spot. that one will bite and attack the others. the rule of thumb is 1in of fish per gal of water. i think thats to much fish, and they’ll grow.
wild fish carry parasites, and in a littler tank it will spread quickly, so treat them with a parasite killer when you put them in. signs of parasites, red bumps, black spots, white worm looking things on them. best way to go is look at them good before keeping them, but still treat them.
clean the tank 1 a mouth with a gravel cleaner,and 25% water change. use carbon filters (one rated for your size tank), and a oxygen tube on each side. a side sucker helps also to keep the tank clean.
for food, only buy from a pet store (no bait shops). most bait shop minnows carry parasites. also try feeding them beef heart and blood worms (pet stores carry this) this will help keep them healthy. blue gill love cricket and there good for them too.
when picking your fish, get smaller ones they have better growing potential, then ones that could be pretty much fully grown. there growth spert slows after there 3 year. also i keep fish out of lakes that i know grows monsters. i got a 11inch bluegill thats roughly 3 1/2 years old, from a lake that has 14in gill’s. i’m hoping for a 15incher, average life spend for bluegill is 8 years. enjoy your fish, bluegills get very friendly with time, there my favorite fish out of, largemouth,smallmouth, perch,and warmouth. i got a 250gal tank, don’t go over board on the mount of fish you got. they need a good amount of oxygen and space. had a 56 gal, if you want big fish give them space.