banded sculpin

[kafiltafiisch]

ho big of a tank would i need to keep a couple of sculpin in?
im assuming they could work in a 10 gal but idk...

 

[Noto]

I'd say 20 or better; bandeds can get fair-sized (6" or so). Sculpin can be hard to keep alive. They do best with cool temps (below 65 F) and tons of oxygenation.

 

[kafiltafiisch]

I'd say 20 or better; bandeds can get fair-sized (6" or so). Sculpin can be hard to keep alive. They do best with cool temps (below 65 F) and tons of oxygenation.

well i have a 20 long and a canister filter for a 60 gallon so the water would be very clean i also have a couple bulk heads. do you think that would be adequit?

what other little fish could i put in a 20 long that is a missouri native?

 

[Noto]

I'm sure the filtration and current from the canister will be plenty. Throw in an airstone or two for some extra oxygenation and do what you can to keep the tank cool.

As far as tankmates go, a few mid-sized shiners like Cyprinella or Luxilus species or some largeish darters should work. Sculpin can eat surprisingly big fish, so be sure the tankmates are close in size to the sculpin.

If you had a bigger tank, say a 55, you could set it up with sculpin and some of Missouri's famous longeared sunfish.

 

[JIM]

well i have a 20 long and a canister filter for a 60 gallon so the water would be very clean i also have a couple bulk heads. do you think that would be adequit?

what other little fish could i put in a 20 long that is a missouri native?

It seems you may be a little challenged when it comes to small natives in Missouri, but im sure there is probably some Darters that would fit the bill, It seems ive even heard of the banded pygmy being there somewhere. Not that im pregiduced, but i have a 15 breeder with about 6-8 different darters in it and it is really an interesting tank. I would recommend Darters to anyone who has a small tank to fill, These little guys remind me of birds, they bounce around like crazy, perch every where, and have fabulous colors.

 

[kafiltafiisch]

I'm sure the filtration and current from the canister will be plenty. Throw in an airstone or two for some extra oxygenation and do what you can to keep the tank cool.

As far as tankmates go, a few mid-sized shiners like Cyprinella or Luxilus species or some largeish darters should work. Sculpin can eat surprisingly big fish, so be sure the tankmates are close in size to the sculpin.

If you had a bigger tank, say a 55, you could set it up with sculpin and some of Missouri's famous longeared sunfish.

i wish but i have all my herps set up in the larger tanks..
so when i get this tank setup im thinking about 2 small sculpin and some darters like orangethroats..

 

[Noto]

I'm afraid orangethroats are small enough that they would end up being eaten. Greenside darters or logperch would be better choices. Frankly I would just leave out the sculpin and set up a darter tank; sculpin are cool-looking fish, but they're not active at all and are troublesome to keep.

 

[kafiltafiisch]

I'm afraid orangethroats are small enough that they would end up being eaten. Greenside darters or logperch would be better choices. Frankly I would just leave out the sculpin and set up a darter tank; sculpin are cool-looking fish, but they're not active at all and are troublesome to keep.

HA greensides and log perch were going to be the other back up fish!

could i just do a madtom tank instead? i loooove catfishes

 

[Noto]

Yeah, madtoms are much better tank fish than sculpin. And except for large stonecats, they're good community fish with even the smallest darters.

 

[kafiltafiisch]

Yeah, madtoms are much better tank fish than sculpin. And except for large stonecats, they're good community fish with even the smallest darters.

im thinking slender madtoms and log perch would they be good in the same tank?
im just gonna have to wait for another good warm day and then ima go get some