Is it at all possible to house a smaller sized bass in an aquarium? If so would it need any special care???
Bass in an aquarium?!?!?!?!
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Big tank, cold water fish so LOTS of clean oxygen-rich water. Might be cool to observe for a while until it gets too big.
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LMOUTHBASS
My hypocrisy goes only so far
I have knew a guy who did it but he had a 300 gallon tank. I also had a friend who tried to keep one in a 20 gallon many years ago and it did not work out to well. They need room to swim and they also enjoy jumping. You need a heavy lid on it. My friend had to put a brick on the lid because the fish would knock it off.
The problem is what to do with the fish when it gets too big, and it will. You can't release it back into the wild. I suppose you could eat it but most people wouldn't want to do that to a pet. Also where do you get one. Many places outlaw keeping native species of fish. Check with any local fisheries departments first.
The biggest tank you can get may suffice, but think about how much water there is per fish in a lake where they are naturally. It's a lot of water per fish. But as said before, if you can do a 300 gal or more tank, it will work for a while, with few tank mates.
As for the legality, it's per state, but it my research, I've found that it is legal to keep a fish that was caught in season, so I'd try to stick to that.
Right now I've got a long-nose gar in a tank, he's 10-12"s now, but they get to 50+, so that's something to consider. We're going to build either a large tank or an indoor pond for him. A problem we've quickly discovered with domesticating a wild fish, is that they eat a lot. In the case of the gar, this is partly due to their preference for warm water (our's @ 85' F), this of course increases their metabolism. Still, this little creature (slightly more girth than a large sharpie), has eaten over 2 dozen feeder fish in a week (some almost as big as he is around).
If you want to keep a wild fish, I'd suggest something of a smaller nature, like a perch or a crappie. If that works out, just build yourself a massive tank and model your local waters.
As for the legality, it's per state, but it my research, I've found that it is legal to keep a fish that was caught in season, so I'd try to stick to that.
Right now I've got a long-nose gar in a tank, he's 10-12"s now, but they get to 50+, so that's something to consider. We're going to build either a large tank or an indoor pond for him. A problem we've quickly discovered with domesticating a wild fish, is that they eat a lot. In the case of the gar, this is partly due to their preference for warm water (our's @ 85' F), this of course increases their metabolism. Still, this little creature (slightly more girth than a large sharpie), has eaten over 2 dozen feeder fish in a week (some almost as big as he is around).
If you want to keep a wild fish, I'd suggest something of a smaller nature, like a perch or a crappie. If that works out, just build yourself a massive tank and model your local waters.
LMOUTHBASS
My hypocrisy goes only so far
blue gill are about the only thing i've heard of people successfully keeping - they prob get about as big as a large cichlid overall -
and no i didnt post a pic of a largemouth in a tank - i wouldn't keep it as an aquarium fish personally
and no i didnt post a pic of a largemouth in a tank - i wouldn't keep it as an aquarium fish personally