Bass and Bowfin...

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Chad55

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Ok I thought I was gunna put my bowfin and bass in my pond next year and what not but.... I don't think I am going to be able to. I am getting REALLY attached to them and I would love to keep them inside. So what size tank do you guys think I would need for a northern (Mich) strain largemouth and a bowfin (I'm guessing captive bred dunno if that makes a difference). I was thinkin that I am going to need AT LEAST a 180 probably bigger. But I will let you guys make the final decision. If it is a bit too big or watever they always have the pond.

Chad
 
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I would say a 225 for the bass, it will eventually outgrow it but not for a while. Bowfin really get big, probably need at least a 300 for a full size adult growing year round.
 
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Most of the lm bass I catch here (northern strain) are between 6" and 15." Very rarely I catch or see 18+" bass, so I wouldnt expect yours to grow much over 20." A tank at least 2" wide and maybe 8' long would be needed for the bass. I dont know how big bowfins get, but it would probably be fine in the same size tank.
 
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Yea... I maybe able to do a 240. You think they could live in that together for quite a while. I know the bowfin will eventually need something bigger. Which is why I have the pond. But how long would that be?

Chad
 
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fisher12889 said:
Most of the lm bass I catch here (northern strain) are between 6" and 15." Very rarely I catch or see 18+" bass, so I wouldnt expect yours to grow much over 20." A tank at least 2" wide and maybe 8' long would be needed for the bass. I dont know how big bowfins get, but it would probably be fine in the same size tank.
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You don't see wild fish that large because people catch them and keep them or catch small fish and never allow them to grow that large. I bet if you found a place where people didn't fish you would find some nice sized bass. A LMB in cpativity would probably live longer than a wild fish and live in warmer year round temps so I would not be suprosed if one grew to 18" or more in a fishtank.

As for the bowfin, these fish are huge.

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