These fish run the creeks by my house in the spring and often remind me of chinese highfin loach. They splash in the creek and their dorsal fin often sails out of the water as they swim upstream. I was wondering if anyone here here has had experience raising these fish? Most are right around 18''. Buffalo suckers also run the creeks but get WAY to big for anytank that I have room for!
Quillback/Carp sucker
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Highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer) stay smaller and look quite similar. I've not yet kept them at home but I'd suspect they're as difficult as other native Catostomids to keep at home unfortunately.
i have 2 quilbacks in my 55gal they school up with my ozark minnows they are about .5 inches i have had them for three months and they do quite well they are filter feeders and shift through gravel with my cory's i also add creek water for the plankton because i have clams in my tank as well these little sucker fish need to be in a fairly large school of 7 to 8 fish to do good easy to take care of if done properly have not had bigger quilbacks
I had two quillback a few years ago.I got them when they were 4 inches and had them until they were about 7 inches. I would of had them longer but found out the hard way bass do not like them. I have had bass kill quillbacks and carp that were the same size or larger than themselves.So i no longer keep them in them together.
The quillback did sift through the gravel and sand alot. But would also eat flakes and shrimp pellets after they dissolved.
The quillback did sift through the gravel and sand alot. But would also eat flakes and shrimp pellets after they dissolved.
If you are into native fish...you know that some have feeding issues, and as mentioned this particular group of fish can be tricky.
Havent kept the exact specie...but have met feeding demands by chopping up other sorts of food small enough to be sucked up...many "suckers" have learned to eat from my hands.
Havent kept the exact specie...but have met feeding demands by chopping up other sorts of food small enough to be sucked up...many "suckers" have learned to eat from my hands.
they are an amazing looking sucker, in my opinion probably the nicest looking suckers. at the moment i have 2 white suckers and probably 4 that i have no clue what species they are, maybe longnose but i love their attitudes. they swim around eating all the time its pretty entertaining to see where the end up.