MonsterFishKeepers.com - Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/ en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:46:48 GMT vBulletin 1 http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png MonsterFishKeepers.com - Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/ Where to get a longnose gar? http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544525-Where-to-get-a-longnose-gar&goto=newpost Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:06:31 GMT Im looking for some longnose gar. Ive looked in various places and cant seem to find any for sale. Anyone know where I can get them and for how much? Looking for like 5 or so to put in my pond. If anyone has any for sale please pm me I am in need of some of these. Im in northern nj and the pond is... Im looking for some longnose gar. Ive looked in various places and cant seem to find any for sale. Anyone know where I can get them and for how much? Looking for like 5 or so to put in my pond. If anyone has any for sale please pm me I am in need of some of these. Im in northern nj and the pond is in upstate new york. Hudson valley. So anywhere in between those places would be goot to pick up the fish from if not shipped. ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish Andrew1002 http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544525-Where-to-get-a-longnose-gar stocking 13k gal pond http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544490-stocking-13k-gal-pond&goto=newpost Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:47:41 GMT the above ground pool has been neglected too long. lots of frogs and tadpoles and bugs so i think im chemically ok but how to stock? ordering etc is out. i have access to a reasonable supply of small large mouth bass (6 to 12 in or so) as well as blue gills about a 20 min drive away i... the above ground pool has been neglected too long. lots of frogs and tadpoles and bugs so i think im chemically ok

but how to stock? ordering etc is out.

i have access to a reasonable supply of small large mouth bass (6 to 12 in or so) as well as blue gills about a 20 min drive away

i can get some big catfish but it is an hour drive

when i am ready to do this what will i need to get the beasties home? no boat involved so no livewell etc. do have 5 gal buckets and a large cooler. keep in mind florida summer which means hot water temps and heat in general

thanks! ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish id10t http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544490-stocking-13k-gal-pond Looks Like I Might Be Going Completely Native http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544458-Looks-Like-I-Might-Be-Going-Completely-Native&goto=newpost Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:53:40 GMT I've been bit with the native bug recently and converted my 75 gallon tank in my office at work to a native sunfish tank. My two tanks at home have been tropical community planted tanks. I have a 120 in my living room and a 29 in my bedroom. We decided a few weeks ago we were going to be moving in July and I won't be able to set my tanks up right away so we decided that I was going to tear down my tanks and sell off my fish and plants that I currently have because I don't know how long it will be before I can set them back up again. So, today I've got someone coming to buy most of my plants and half of my fish. I'll probably have to downgrade my 120 to a 75 or 55 because of weight issues for my living room in the house we're moving into because I don't know how much the floor can support. I'm still wanting to do planted tanks with all native plants. I know that rules out most sunfish species but I'm wondering what setups would be good for a 29 gallon planted tank and a 75 gallon planted tank. Just looking for ideas on what to do with the tanks when I get them back up and running. I already have a sunfish tank so I'm looking for something different. I'll probably go with organic dirt topped with small grained gravel substrates. Not wanting to dose either except for maybe excel. Any suggestions on fish and plants? ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish AMcCaleb http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544458-Looks-Like-I-Might-Be-Going-Completely-Native Largemouth bass pond questions. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544366-Largemouth-bass-pond-questions&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:28:38 GMT I've had a largemouth bass in a 600 gallon pond for 5 years. I raised the largemouth from a fingerling and he is now around 4 pounds. He looks about that, I've never taken him out of the pond and weighed or measured him. About a year ago he nearly beat my koi to death, so I had to take it out. The pond is absolutely full of breeding populations of mosquito fish and bluespotted sunfish. I recently found a brown bullhead in the pond that I put in years ago and assumed it died. I haven't added any other fish near the size of my bass because I always thought he would kill the, like he tried to do with the koi. He hasn't done anything to the bullhead so I don't know. I'd love to put a longnosed gar in there but I'm not sure how the reaction will be. My pickerel also really needs an upgrade as he is approaching 11 inches in a 60 gallon long. I'd like to move him in there but I don't know if my bass will attack him. I'm also worried he may be able to eat the pickerel. ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish crappiekeeper http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544366-Largemouth-bass-pond-questions Converting Bullheads? http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544363-Converting-Bullheads&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:45:00 GMT Hello,

I keep hearing and reading that bullheads are monster pigs and eat anything put in front of them.

Mine won't eat anything. Shrimp soaked with garlic, pellets, not even the same worms I caught them on. Would their mouths be damaged from the hook?

A cool thing though is that these guys have realized that my fingers get the sand off of their backs and so they aren't afraid when I put my hand in front of their face with food.


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I was going to build a heated pond, but I'm realizing that it will just be too hard and too costly to accomplish what I want.I also realized that most of my stock can be replaced with fish in my backyard. So I'm turning it into a natives pond!

It's 8' by 6' and 3 feet deep. It's 800 gallons the way I have the terraces laid out. I'll list what I wanted and what I want to replace with.

RTC- Flathead Catfish
Peacock bass- Any kind of native bass
Arowana- Pike, gar,?

Also could I add some sunfish to the mix as well? I like the look of long ears.

Any way I could get a real monster like a paddlefish in there? If not ill get one of the genetic runts for my 75 if I can find one.

What other fish could I add? Thanks!


Sent from my iPod touch using MonsterAquariaNetwork app ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish P.A.NativesBPM http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544328-Native-Pond Bullheads! http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544272-Bullheads!&goto=newpost Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:25:05 GMT Hey,

Just got back from a fishing trip and couldn't resist bringing home two 12" bullheads I caught. There's only a p-seed in the 75 gallon so once their acclimated ill post some pics!


Sent from my iPod touch using MonsterAquariaNetwork app ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish P.A.NativesBPM http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544272-Bullheads! Going fishing this weekend http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544043-Going-fishing-this-weekend&goto=newpost Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:44:18 GMT I'm going fishing this week end and really want to add a Perch to my collection, still new to keeping fish. Yesterday I pick up a 20 gal tank that I haven't set up yet. My question is do you think I could catch a small perch 3-5 inches and put in my 10 gal tank with my two common gold fish until I get the 20 gal up and cycled?

I'm planning on getting a larger tank very soon just looking for a good deal on Craigslist what size should I shoot for? I would like to have 2 Perch or a perch and a sunfish/blue gill maybe a little rock bass.

Kind of a dream of mine to have natives been catching them my whole life.

Up here in Michigan if it madders. ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish trkchezz http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?544043-Going-fishing-this-weekend New green sunfish http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543935-New-green-sunfish&goto=newpost Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:31:44 GMT So ive got my 75 gallon cycled and set up and i went hunting for some natives. I used chicken livers in a minnow trap in a local creek hoping for a small bullhead and i ended up with 3 green sunfish. two around 1.5" and one about 2.5". As a life long fisherman i know these fish to be quite aggressive (as are most sunfish) but these guys will hit a lure hard (probably more out of anger than hunger). Go easy on me because i am quite new to fish keeping but am i an idiot for trying to keep 3 green sunfish in a 75 gallon? I have a private pond in case things dont work out. Also i know they tend to be a bit smaller than bluegills. What is the bio load like on these guys? Will i be over stocked when they are full grown? Can i keep anything else with the 3? If i cant keep 3 and i get rid of 2 (id like to keep one at least) what else can i stock with him? ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish craiga82 http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543935-New-green-sunfish Walleye fry care? http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543928-Walleye-fry-care&goto=newpost Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:14:41 GMT I have seen walleye fry scattered all over the lake i fish and kinda want to get some, anyone know what they eat, and how to take care of them? I have seen walleye fry scattered all over the lake i fish and kinda want to get some, anyone know what they eat, and how to take care of them? ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish Saugeyekeeper http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543928-Walleye-fry-care Help with yet another native quest http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543888-Help-with-yet-another-native-quest&goto=newpost Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:49:10 GMT First it was Redfin pickerel, then baby bowfin, and now it's hognose sucker. I need to catch one for my pickerel tank. I know they are in a local river, but I haven't the slightest clue how to catch one. I don't have a seine net and I can't buy one because I'm saving my money for the bowfin pond I'm building. Could I catch one on a hook and line? Any advice will be much appreciated. ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish crappiekeeper http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543888-Help-with-yet-another-native-quest Pickerel scared of the dark http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543830-Pickerel-scared-of-the-dark&goto=newpost Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:13:37 GMT My pickerel flips out whenever I turn the lights out. I've had him for a year and this just started about a week ago. What the heck is going on?:hitting: ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish crappiekeeper http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543830-Pickerel-scared-of-the-dark My bluegill tattoo http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543745-My-bluegill-tattoo&goto=newpost Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:24:56 GMT Attachment 922263 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=922263) Post your fish tattoo Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork (http://www.getmonsterapp.com/) app Click image for larger version.  Name: ImageUploadedByMonsterAquariaNetwork1370971474.984735.jpg  Views: 50  Size: 75.7 KB  ID: 922263

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]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish gus_fish http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543745-My-bluegill-tattoo Any one keep saugeye? http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543692-Any-one-keep-saugeye&goto=newpost Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:51:49 GMT I recentley "adopted" a juvinile saugeye and put him into my 70 gallon fish tank (plan on getting a bigger one) and he eating pretty well, but he just stays in the same spot all day and at night he swims around a bit. Any body know if this is normal or am i doing something wrong? I also have a 4 inch smallmouth bass and a 4 inch crappie, both eat well and are very active, but the saugeye just doesnt want to move unless there is food swimming around. Any help is welcome, and also on a side note in the local lake there are tons of walleye fry, anyone know if i caught some, what they eat? would be pretty cool to raise some walleye. ]]> Cold Water, Temperate and North American Native Fish Saugeyekeeper http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543692-Any-one-keep-saugeye Poster of Sunfish - Enneacanthus and Lepomis http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?543595-Poster-of-Sunfish-Enneacanthus-and-Lepomis&goto=newpost Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:46:33 GMT Poster of Sunfish - Enneacanthus and Lepomis

I link a law Resolution pic of the poster, i'll post the high Res when i'll have more time ^^

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