Back into natives! Two unusual keepers. :)

[Chicxulub]

Today I took my nephews fishing for sunfish and we came up with two somewhat unusual natives! I've seen both of these being kept on here before, but its not very common to see them.

Right now they're in a 20 thats about 75*. I'll upgrade them if they survive. It was hairy at first, but they seem to have settled down ok.



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[Owain4]

nice looking fish!!

 

[mbeatrice]

nice sculpin and rainbow

 

[nsfmabk]

awesome

 

[fisher12889]

Nice, that looks like a wild born bow. They're almost like a completely different species than the hatchery fish! I'm very interested to see how this goes...trout become much more prone to illness when kept above 70*...

 

[ShadowBass]

75 is also a little high for the sculpin, but with enough oxygenation he should survive just fine in the short term. They're very hardy.
Dunno about the trout.

 

[Chicxulub]

The trout didn't make it. I don't think that surprises anyone, though. He ended up cleaned and in the belly of my payara and juruense. No point in wasting him, right?

The sculpin is doing ok. Haven't gotten him to eat yet, though.

 

[Kaosu]

try worms for the sculpin..never seen one be able to resist them..mine will eat worms but is fat and lazy so she mostly wants pellets thrown in her face.

try keeping the tank as low to the ground as you can..if you cant keep it in a cooler room take a window fan and put it on high facing down on to the water..keep the water level low and let a HOB splash down in to the water and it should do fine.

how big is the sculpin and what type of body of water did you get it from?...it will depend allot on how you can properly maintain him. if it was from a cool moving creek he will be more sensitive and finicky about water quality and temps..from smaller lakes on the other hand and at mid summer when the water is at its hottest they are nearly bullet proof ^_^

and give him some caves to hide in!!!

 

[Chicxulub]

He came out of a 55* spring with fairly fast moving water. I caught him on a worm so I feel it's only a matter of time before he eats one in the tank. The tank I have them in has had no other fish except the two natives and has never been medicated. Would it still be taboo to release the sculpin in that situation if I can't keep him? If I can't match his needs I'd hate to euthanize him. Or have him just out and out die from warm water. :/

 

[Kaosu]

He came out of a 55* spring with fairly fast moving water. I caught him on a worm so I feel it's only a matter of time before he eats one in the tank. The tank I have them in has had no other fish except the two natives and has never been medicated. Would it still be taboo to release the sculpin in that situation if I can't keep him? If I can't match his needs I'd hate to euthanize him. Or have him just out and out die from warm water. :/

no do not release him if he has touched your tank there is no going back ..get a window fan and keep it blowing down on the water...what type of filter do you have?

these guys are really neat and allot of fun..most people look them over but i have had mine for over 2 years now...she was under an inch and is now over 7!..keep it..the 20 you have it in is big enough to keep it in for a long time..mine is now in a 29...the same foot print of a 20l witch would in the long run be best. give him some hiding places..keep the water full of O2 and as cool as you can, i kept my 20 at high 60s to low 70s never over 72 with just a window fan blowing down on it.