**** like this is why I'm not a regular here anymore.
First off - https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/never-release-an-aquarium-fish-into-the-wild.18675/
Secondly - a LMB gets to be almost 3 foot long, so unless you have SOLID plans for a 500G tank and are willing to commit to...
No heater needed. My tank temp runs between 55 degrees and 78 degrees.
As far as getting bluegill, is it a standard 180G? 18" wide? If so,I wouldn't get bluegill. My largest of 4 bluegill got to be 15" with the next largest at 13", an 18" tank is a bit tight.
If it's the 24" wide you'll...
Really? you want to rag on other's intelligence while you're doing this?
What you wrote actually means - Why is there academic peer reviewed description of aquaria?
New tank, new view, new vibrations. Not unusual. Do you have decor?
So your tank is not cycled? He could be feeling crappy because of the ammonia burn. Hard to be yourself when your gills are burning out.
Lots of things are possible, doesn't mean they're right.
I could lock you in a 10'x7'bathroom to live for the rest of your life and get you to survive another 20-50 years.
Is it a good existence?
14884 cmsq (122 cm x 122 cm) is the smallest tank I would put one in.
Oscars can reach 38cm+.
Fish need room to swim, not allowing them that is cruel.
What should you do? Not buy an oscar.
Go dig up some earthworms. Not good for an exclusive diet, but OK as part of it.
I would think they should squirm long enough to attract its attention.
You can buy marmorkrebs off aquabid and start up a colony.