I can get some smallish perch from a local lake and was thinking of starting a naturel type tank with a couple of these in it.
Has anyone had any experience of keeping perch?
Has anyone had any experience of keeping perch?
Perch question...
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Native fish require a lot of room because they grow fast and put off a lot of waste. Depending upon the type of perch you want, you'll probably want to go with at least a 55 gallon tank if you want to keep more than one.... (for small breeds like pumpkinseed sunfish, etc. Big guys will need more than that.) I wouldn't suggest keeping more than two in a tank of that size, even. Keep in mind that these fish are used to a LOT of space, to the tune of hundreds of thousands of gallons in lakes.
I would try to get the fish as young as possible, that way you can watch them grow up....
Also, once you catch a wild fish and put it in an aquarium, NEVER EVER release it back into the wild. (I could go off on a rant right now, but I won't....
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Take a look at the NANFA website (I know the url is posted somewhere in the forums, I'll edit it in when I find it....), they have some good information about keeping native fish. Searching google for "native aquarium fish" might yield some good results, too.
Good luck! Hope this helps.
EDIT: Duh.... http://www.nanfa.org
Native fish require a lot of room because they grow fast and put off a lot of waste. Depending upon the type of perch you want, you'll probably want to go with at least a 55 gallon tank if you want to keep more than one.... (for small breeds like pumpkinseed sunfish, etc. Big guys will need more than that.) I wouldn't suggest keeping more than two in a tank of that size, even. Keep in mind that these fish are used to a LOT of space, to the tune of hundreds of thousands of gallons in lakes.
I would try to get the fish as young as possible, that way you can watch them grow up....
Also, once you catch a wild fish and put it in an aquarium, NEVER EVER release it back into the wild. (I could go off on a rant right now, but I won't....
)Take a look at the NANFA website (I know the url is posted somewhere in the forums, I'll edit it in when I find it....), they have some good information about keeping native fish. Searching google for "native aquarium fish" might yield some good results, too.
Good luck! Hope this helps.
EDIT: Duh.... http://www.nanfa.org
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Another site that could give you some ideas about general info and habits of native fish is Virginia Techs Virtual Aquarium
Another site that could give you some ideas about general info and habits of native fish is Virginia Techs Virtual Aquarium