So next fall (assuming I have my fish room up and running by then) I'll hopefully be getting a tank in the 150-240 gallon range. This tank is going to be all Lake Erie natives with the exception of a Gibbiceos Pleco that my mom is to attached to to get rid of and he needs a bigger tank by then.
I actually already have about half the stock now including 3 Yellow Perch, 1 Yellow Bullhead, and 1 Gibbiceps Pleco. Obviously they aren't fully grown yet otherwise I'd have no place for them yet. The perch are about 1.50-1.75", the bullhead is 5.5-6", and the pleco is 4.5-5".
Since I don't want any size or aggression issues when stocking the tank I want all the fish to be around the same size before I add them in. I was originally planning to get all juveniles a month or two before setting up the tank but due to me "impulse keeping" some fish that I catch I already have juvies.
My solution is hopefully to get some more growout tanks set up early next spring and try to power grow the other juvenile fish that I don't yet have that are to be included in the final 150-240 setup.
The fish I'm still looking to get between now and next fall are:
(I know the Sheaphead would get to large for the lower end of the tank size I'll be getting and I'd skip getting one in anything less than a 180 gallon.)
I live in the Western PA area so where around me would be good areas to get each of these fish at the sizes I'm looking for?
I actually already have about half the stock now including 3 Yellow Perch, 1 Yellow Bullhead, and 1 Gibbiceps Pleco. Obviously they aren't fully grown yet otherwise I'd have no place for them yet. The perch are about 1.50-1.75", the bullhead is 5.5-6", and the pleco is 4.5-5".
Since I don't want any size or aggression issues when stocking the tank I want all the fish to be around the same size before I add them in. I was originally planning to get all juveniles a month or two before setting up the tank but due to me "impulse keeping" some fish that I catch I already have juvies.
My solution is hopefully to get some more growout tanks set up early next spring and try to power grow the other juvenile fish that I don't yet have that are to be included in the final 150-240 setup.
The fish I'm still looking to get between now and next fall are:
- 1 Black Crappie (obtained at 2-4")
- 1 White Bass (obtained at 2-5")
- 1 Freshwater Drum "Sheaphead" (obtained at 3-7")
(I know the Sheaphead would get to large for the lower end of the tank size I'll be getting and I'd skip getting one in anything less than a 180 gallon.)
I live in the Western PA area so where around me would be good areas to get each of these fish at the sizes I'm looking for?
