Cohabitation traits - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T13:31:17Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/cohabitation-traits?groupUrl=yellow-perch&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A285536&groupId=4778851%3AGroup%3A226950&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJust my take on it ... but if…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-04-04:4778851:Comment:4572982013-04-04T01:35:15.245ZBill Baileyhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BillBailey
<p>Just my take on it ... but if you are lucky enough to get fry broke to flacks, and then to pellets, I would NOT attempt to tease the Predator with a 2nd food source. They may go off Pellets on you and you would have to add a Minnow tank to feed fish. I have a list of the most often used Species of fish for Aquaculture ... even Carp are on it, Salmon, Lake Trout, Brown Trout ($$$ Money Maker $$$), and a few others. Google it and you should be overwhelmed by what you can read. I wanted…</p>
<p>Just my take on it ... but if you are lucky enough to get fry broke to flacks, and then to pellets, I would NOT attempt to tease the Predator with a 2nd food source. They may go off Pellets on you and you would have to add a Minnow tank to feed fish. I have a list of the most often used Species of fish for Aquaculture ... even Carp are on it, Salmon, Lake Trout, Brown Trout ($$$ Money Maker $$$), and a few others. Google it and you should be overwhelmed by what you can read. I wanted Grass Carp so I could put 1 or 2 in each tank to help on cleaning green growth off tank, but DNR got real stern and told me they were illegal in Michigan and to have one was a Federal Offense. </p> I've caught bluegill/redear t…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-03-25:4778851:Comment:3109832012-03-25T21:10:42.502ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>I've caught bluegill/redear together quite a lot and haven't noticed that redear are smaller. This link suggests otherwise too. I don't know anything about redear in tanks but do have bluegill here.</p>
<p><a href="http://youtu.be/0uKsS2tTGVY" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/0uKsS2tTGVY</a><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Dave Durkin said:…</cite></p>
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<p>I've caught bluegill/redear together quite a lot and haven't noticed that redear are smaller. This link suggests otherwise too. I don't know anything about redear in tanks but do have bluegill here.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/cohabitation-traits?groupUrl=yellow-perch&#4778851Comment285283"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Ellen: Yes, redears are considered native but since they are so small I think my family would starve so I will most likely stock Coppernose blugill or, perhaps, channel catfish. Regards.</div>
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<cite>Ellen Roelofs said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/cohabitation-traits?groupUrl=yellow-perch&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A285275&xg_source=msg_com_gr_forum#4778851Comment285275"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>You're very welcome!<img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"></img> So, in Texas, red ears are native but not bluegill?</p>
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Ellen: Yes, redears are considered native but since they are so small I think my family would starve…
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<cite>Ellen Roelofs said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/cohabitation-traits?groupUrl=yellow-perch&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A285275&xg_source=msg_com_gr_forum#4778851Comment285275"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>You're very welcome!<img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/> So, in Texas, red ears are native but not bluegill?</p>
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Ellen: Yes, redears are considered native but since they are so small I think my family would starve so I will most likely stock Coppernose blugill or, perhaps, channel catfish. Regards. Due to the heat down here in…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-01-30:4778851:Comment:2855362012-01-30T15:31:17.639Ztxdurkhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DaveDurkin
Due to the heat down here in Texas, I think a tank of perch would end up being boiled fish. I will have to stay with native species so will likely go with bluegill. Thanks everyone.
Due to the heat down here in Texas, I think a tank of perch would end up being boiled fish. I will have to stay with native species so will likely go with bluegill. Thanks everyone. You're very welcome! :D So, i…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-01-30:4778851:Comment:2852752012-01-30T14:19:05.824ZEllen Roelofshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/EllenRoelofs
<p>You're very welcome! :D So, in Texas, red ears are native but not bluegill?</p>
<p>You're very welcome! :D So, in Texas, red ears are native but not bluegill?</p> BTW, I'm leaning toward Louis…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-01-27:4778851:Comment:2841702012-01-27T19:33:40.775Ztxdurkhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DaveDurkin
BTW, I'm leaning toward Louisiana crawfish now since they are native here in Texas as far as i can tell. Macrobrachium Rosenbergii are also tolerated in Texas. I would house the prawns or crawfish in a separate tank. Also looking at red ear sunfish, again considered native here. I am trying to avoid anything considered exotic to keep the Texas Parks and Wildlife guys happy. They have no sense of humor and they carry guns. :(
BTW, I'm leaning toward Louisiana crawfish now since they are native here in Texas as far as i can tell. Macrobrachium Rosenbergii are also tolerated in Texas. I would house the prawns or crawfish in a separate tank. Also looking at red ear sunfish, again considered native here. I am trying to avoid anything considered exotic to keep the Texas Parks and Wildlife guys happy. They have no sense of humor and they carry guns. :( Ellen: Thank you. You saved m…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-01-27:4778851:Comment:2841682012-01-27T19:21:12.904Ztxdurkhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DaveDurkin
Ellen: Thank you. You saved me some grief.
Ellen: Thank you. You saved me some grief. I have kept mussels and crayf…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-01-27:4778851:Comment:2843512012-01-27T19:07:14.705ZEllen Roelofshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/EllenRoelofs
<p>I have kept mussels and crayfish (marmokrebs) together before and the crays attacked the mussels, primarily chewing on the mantle. I only had about a dozen mussels in the tank and I believe the crays killed most of them, though the mussels did manage to reproduce and a few young survived. I believe the host fish was a creek chub.</p>
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<p>Perch are, as yet, outside my realm of personal experience. But I have to imagine they would eat any crayfish they could get their mouths around.…</p>
<p>I have kept mussels and crayfish (marmokrebs) together before and the crays attacked the mussels, primarily chewing on the mantle. I only had about a dozen mussels in the tank and I believe the crays killed most of them, though the mussels did manage to reproduce and a few young survived. I believe the host fish was a creek chub.</p>
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<p>Perch are, as yet, outside my realm of personal experience. But I have to imagine they would eat any crayfish they could get their mouths around. They might cohabitate well with larger crayfish - you could grow out your baby crays in (an)other tank(s) and transfer them to the big tank once they are big enough. Just some thoughts.</p>