Baby bowfin grow out thread
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The 400 I got were literally 1/20 of the one school I found. There were at least 10,000 of them in that one brood. I also doubt this was the only brood of bowfin in the lake. I'll get a video.
Sorry about not getting pics yet. I've been very busy. Bowfin are doing great and I'm moving them to a 35g soon.
Nice. Now that they are aquarium raised, you cant realease them because they can spread unknown diseases. But amyways I saw online that adults sell for like $400 dude u got a money pit in your hands lol.
I'm am aware that's cant release them, just like any other fish kept in aquaria. I couldn't sell them here in North Carolina. It's illegal to sell non game species you've caught without a lisense. I technically caught them so even if I've had them for years I couldn't sell them. Maybe if I could get them to breed I could sell their offspring. I've heard breeding them has not been done in captivity but I'm going to try it, because they will be in a large pond eventually.
Sorry for not updating in a while. The bowfin are doing awesome. The biggest is about 3 inches now. They are eating bloodworms and gambusia. I will try to get some pics.
Gave all but my three biggest bowfin to a freind for his pond. I moved the three to a 60 gallon. They are almost 4 inches. I haven't been able to take pictures because I've been tied up with football. Fed them cut sunfish today for the first time. Supposedly it's a bowfin favorite. They seemed to like it. again, I will TRY to post pics.
I'm down to two but I think I'm going to give another away because they are getting nippy with each other. About four and a half inches now.
