150 Gallon tank- Suggestions?

[NCStateFisher]

could have a really nice native fish setup, maybe a couple bullhead catfish, and since ur in conneticut i'd give smallmouth bass a try

 

[ollieollieoxenfree]

I dont think ill be upgrading anytime soon so whatever I put in there will have to stay in there, I guess bass wouldnt work

 

[ollieollieoxenfree]

could I put a couple bullhead with a couple of pumpkinseed sunfish?

 

[Brian_Indiana]

I have never owned a P. Bass, but I think they would do better with a 6' footprint rather than the 4' footprint. Actually, I think you would need the 6' x 2' footprint for them.

 

[NCStateFisher]

yeah i was originally gonna suggest crappie or bream with the bullheads

You'd be fine for a loooong time on the smallmouths I think though, very slow growing fish, much slower than largemouths

 

[ollieollieoxenfree]

The soonest I could upgrade is most likley 9 years haha idk if the smallmouth would work, no matter how slow they grow

 

[creepyoldguy]

I'm tellin ya, just do the Malawi setup! Maybe its because I can't wait to turn my 150 into a Malawi set up.

 

[NCStateFisher]

in the wild on average they grow to about 14" within 4 years, but I understand the reluctance

I kept a bullhead when I was a kid, as muddy and ugly as these fish are when caught wild, they look GREAT when raised in an aquarium in cleaner water. They get a very dark almost blueish tinge, and look really clean, so if you were able to catch some as small as like 6", i think they'd make a great fish for your tank

 

[ollieollieoxenfree]

only problem with the native idea is that I'd have to wait till spring to get some fish

 

[NCStateFisher]

i disagree just gotta know your fishing spots well, however I do see what you mean, could be a while until the bullheads start biting again :| could always add a pair of convicts and see how many fish you have by then ^_^