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The often overlooked fish option that can handle the high temperatures like tilapia but also the cool temperatures like catfish but still be small enough for a 100 gallon tank and acceptable to eat for people who refuse fish who lack scales.
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There are various suppliers, and it depends on which store is near you. Carolina Fish Hatchery has a published schedule (south Virginia, No....
I called my local Southern States. Here's the link to their storefinder. The Southern States pond page says:
"Where can I obtain fish to stock in my pond?
"Southern States dealers sponsor a Fish Days promotion where pond owners can order different species of fish to stock their ponds. Check with your local Southern States dealer for the Fish Days promotion in your area."
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New to group
Started by Yaacov Levi. Last reply by Yaacov Levi Jun 26, 2017. 9 Replies 0 Likes
HiyaI am new to the group, and looking forward to hearing what others are doing. I am putting together 2 small systems, an in-house one, with large aquarium, reservoir and grow beds. Plan to grow out…Continue
just added 60 BG to my system
Started by MikeH. Last reply by Leo White Bear May 31, 2015. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I recently added 60 (2-3") BG to my 700 Gal system (250 G FT) and will be adding 50 more very soon. I had Tilapia before but switched when temps dropped and all 128 tilapia died. My question is, I…Continue
Aggressive Bluegill
Started by Nathan. Last reply by Cindi Conway Nov 12, 2014. 9 Replies 0 Likes
I caught a bluegill while fishing several months ago and put it in my 250 gallon tank. It does well with the other fish (catfish, crawdads, minnows, goldfish, bullfrog tadpoles, etc). Recently I…Continue
Bluegill Breeding
Started by George. Last reply by Phillip R. 'Cloudpiler' Landis May 12, 2014. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone doing it in tanks or planning to do it? How? Any strategy for culturing phytoplankton/zoo plankton in the tank prior to breeding? Thoughts on selective breeding?Continue
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Comment by Paul Ellinghuysen on May 1, 2011 at 4:45pm
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TC,are those bluegill ready to be sold to another? Im looking to aquire some. Paul
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Comment by Izzy on May 1, 2011 at 1:22am
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Best method to catch them is with a net. The guys at my local fishing spot try to find a specific kind of fish to catch the bass, and they will pull up HUNDREDS of these that are about 2" long because they just sit there like dummies. Throw some bread in the water and once they are all there you can just throw the net in. FREE FINGERLINGS! LOL
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Comment by Meg Stout on April 29, 2011 at 5:31pm
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I bought my first set of fish on 18 March. Due to doing many, many things wrong, only 8 of my ~25 blue gills survived. The minnows have done OK. The redears all died (the lady today told me they only eat live critters on the bottoms of ponds - oops).
Today I bought an additional ~50 bluegill and they're all pretty happy in the 150 gallon tank I've got in my backyard. The smallest of the new acquisitions is about 2 inches long. The largest survivor of the freezing month is something like 7 inches from nose to tip of the tail. No freezing temperatures projected and all the "wrong" things are now fixed.
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Comment by Jim Tinker on April 29, 2011 at 1:46pm
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I have about 100 BG in my 600 gallon AP tank.... I have a few that are over 1lb and are right at 1 year old.. .so in another 6 months or so... they all should be a good size.... now my biggest catfish is about 16" long.....
jT
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Comment by nathaniel taylor on April 29, 2011 at 10:32am
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I am raising One yes one blue gill. Rescued by myself, from a 10gal tank in a coffee shop. The person who placed it in the coffee shop said that damn beast survived nearly anything! One with a rather checkered past. It has traveled from fish store where arrived with the feeder goldfish and into the hands of a fresh water tank enthusiast. Where it lost all its fins, grew them all back, was baked in the hot sun, and frozen, 2 years of pure hell, Well its very happy eating in my tanks. It ate all the other small fish and then some. It wont eat cat food, can't stand chilid food, and waits patiently for bugs. It is an insectivore. I now feed it worms and crickets and anything from the garden I find. It's very happy and spoiled. I too am curious about the feasibility of raising these on smaller systems.
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Comment by TCLynx on April 29, 2011 at 7:48am
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I've got a few minnows in a raft bed to take care of mosquitoes.
I've known some people to grow goldfish, mosquito fish, fathead minnows, but usually they are an add on to a bigger system or a start up system. You could grow a few edible size fish in a 55 gallon tank but you are right that it would be easier to grow smaller fish in such a tank. That in mind, blue gill are not super fast growers so some of them in a 55 gallon tank would be ok for a time.
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Comment by Allisyn Wood on April 29, 2011 at 7:29am
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I have a 55 gallon tank to a media bed just to get started. Probably too small for any fish of substance. Some have suggested molly's. Has anyone ever tried bait fish?
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Comment by ericjf7 on April 28, 2011 at 9:29pm
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Currently not rising Bluegills, but the cevicci recipe is what got me, look forward to trying some!
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Comment by Jay Wolf on April 12, 2011 at 7:28am
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I have raised hybrid bluegill, hybrid sunfish, bluegill, sunfish, and pumpkin seeds. If anyone has any questions, I will try my best to answer them. Good luck!!!!
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Thank you for the invite TC. I hope I can contribute to the group.
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