500 Gallon Native Tank

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

I decided to sell most of the fish in 500, this is a huge addiction for me and cant seem to stop. So I decided to keep my favorite fish and sell the rest. I will be doing a native tank. This is becoming too expensive and I can catch these fish for next to nothing.

I am first going to take a look at the local fish hatchery to see what they got and how big.

What I will probably end up doing is catch all the fish myself.

I want:

1 x 12" Hybrid Bluegill
1 x 12" Hybrid Greensunfish
1 x 12" Hybrid Redear
1 x 10-12" Non-Hybrid Bluegill
1 x 8-12 Black/White Crapped or both
2 x Bullheads, prefer Yellow
1 x 15" Smallmouth
1 x 18" Largemouth
1-8 x 6" Longear Sunfish
1 x 8" Warmouth
1 x 8-10" Rockbass
1 x 10" Bowfin
Bunch of crawfish
Possibly a gar


Some of these fish will not work out, some I will edit the list as I catch them.

I may even add a turtle, like a cooter, maybe a readear or softshell, not 100% sure yet.


Photos below are some of the fish I want. I can go to this pond whenever

 

[Zion and Cichlids is all]

what fish is that in the forth pic?

 

[Steveo McNello]

what fish is that in the forth pic?

A very nice rock bass

 

[Steveo McNello]

OP I know for sure that if you have that stock a gar or crappies won't have a shot at getting any food.

 

[Zion and Cichlids is all]

its been so long since i've seen a rock bass.....very nice i might buy a 75 just to do a small nt with warmouths and some rock bass in.

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

OP I know for sure that if you have that stock a gar or crappies won't have a shot at getting any food.

If I add a gar the crappie wont get any food?

 

[thechief]

very nice stock list this thing is going to be amazing! i sold off all my fish in my 150 to go native you wont regret it! and what are you going to feed them the crappies will eat pellets and i dont think gars will so i dont think you will have a problem about the crappies but im not 100% sure

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

Well the pond I fish, the owner feeds the fish pellets from the co-op, I have a 50lb bag ready for them. Depending on the size of the fish, will determine if I get a gar. The smallest fish will probably be the longears.

 

[thechief]

Well the pond I fish, the owner feeds the fish pellets from the co-op, I have a 50lb bag ready for them. Depending on the size of the fish, will determine if I get a gar. The smallest fish will probably be the longears.

Oh okay so yeah the crappie have to know how to compete for food my white crappies compete with bluegills double their size so you should be fine put up pictures once you get it going
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[Tsink]

I'm hoping to get a rock bass this summer. They are in the streams around here.