Are bass aggressive to each other?

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Fisher88

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I got a 300 gallon Rubbermaid and will like to add 3 largemouth. Will they be fine?
 
I would stick with 1 largemough in a 300 as they extremely aggressive eaters and will take any opportunity to try and fit something in its mouth
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+1 on keeping one.....they can also get really big so 3 in a 300 gallon is pushing it.....ive caught a 10 pound largie before she was a good 25+ inches....
 
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Smallmouth don't tend to cannibalize each other - I have seen LMBs die eating fish bigger than themselves and each other, but I have yet to see any Smallmouth even attempt to eat another bass.......honestly, I don't even see them eat Sunfish.
 
Bass are invasive here lol. Bass are just one of those fish that love food, truly american
 
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Bass are invasive here lol. Bass are just one of those fish that love food, truly american
Where are you from? American portion sizes are the best. Free refills on drinks everywhere. That is a rarity around the world.
 
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South africa, my friend has a secret fly fishing club dam and they kill bass on sight.
You guys may have nice portions but we have nice portions, but we know how to grill like masters or as we say here, BRAAI. so if someone says kom ons braai ( come lets barbecue) you know there will be nice food
 
I meant you guys have nice portions, dunno why i said we do too :/ oops
 
Smallmouth don't tend to cannibalize each other - I have seen LMBs die eating fish bigger than themselves and each other, but I have yet to see any Smallmouth even attempt to eat another bass.......honestly, I don't even see them eat Sunfish.
When I worked for Fisheries, we would find smallmouth bass throw up sunfish and rock bass quite regularly when were netting the smallmouth bass to measure them. Even witnessed a larger smallmouth bass chasing a school of 7" bluegills and ate one.
 
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