Was out fishing at my local lake tonight and actually had my minnow bucket and aerator with me for once so I figured I'd try to catch a sunfish or two for my 75 gallon. Well get this: I caught a bullhead that was only 4", didn't swallow the hook (1:10 chance), and wasn't bleeding from the hook! I figured that all these things meant something so now I've got a 4" yellow bullhead in a 14 gallon Rubbermaid bin (as a quarantine) with a seeded sponge filter and a few hiding places! I'll keep him in there for a few weeks at which point he'll be going into my 75 gallon until he needs upgraded again. This is an awesome fish for me since it combines my two favorite "categories" of fish: catfish and US natives. I'm fully aware this is a fish that significantly contributes to the bioload and will outgrow any of my current setups and I'm prepared to up my water changes and upgrade whenever he gets to big, just to get any warning people may have given me out of the way. Right now he's chilling under a little bridge decoration getting used to his new home. I do however have one or two questions. I know bullheads are by no means picky eaters but being that he's wild what foods should I start him on and what should I work up to, also how often (once it twice a day) should I feed him? Foods I have available are shrimp pellets, algae wafers, frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, live nightcrawlers, and 1/4" cutteri cichlid feeders.
Can't wait to see what a monster he's going to turn into, here's to my new monster to be
PS, name suggestions are welcome!
Can't wait to see what a monster he's going to turn into, here's to my new monster to be
PS, name suggestions are welcome!