Black Crappie for my 75

[Aquaculture Tyler]

Lots of experiences here . The place I'm getting them they'd be 1-1.5". And like I said I have a very small (newborn guppy fry) feeder source as well as earthworms, frozen brine, and frozen bloodworms ready to use.

I don't even think mine ever started off on live I caught mine out of a spillway on a piece of worm so that's what I started to feed them. I'm subscribed to you on YouTube and I think your still subscribed to me also I could send you a link to my videos of them eating worms and shrimp if you want proof that they will take non living food.



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[divemaster99]

I don't even think mine ever started off on live I caught mine out of a spillway on a piece of worm so that's what I started to feed them. I'm subscribed to you on YouTube and I think your still subscribed to me also I could send you a link to my videos of them eating worms and shrimp if you want proof that they will take non living food.



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Yeah I'm subscribed to you. I 100% believe you I was just saying that different people have had different experiences. Ill see whether I'll do it or not.

 

[piranhaman00]

My experience was opposite to these replies. My crappie ate prepared foods quite well. I had three in a 180 for a while. Cool fish to watch.


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[Pumpkinseed]

A 7" bullhead will likely eat the 1" crappie as soon as the lights are out.

My son and I started keeping crappie for the first time this year. Brought 3 home in the 5" to 6" inch range. We tried them in our 125 with various sunfish, and they got harassed. We lost the 5" to aggression from a much smaller pumpkinseed, so I would not recommend them with a bluegill, or any other lepomis. We have the other 2 in a 55 with a yellow perch and goldfish, they were not hard to get off live food, live worms -> dead worms -> freeze dried jumbo krill. Much easier to feed than the yellow perch.

I like them a lot, nice shape, beautiful pattern, silver that flashes in the light, but they are not very active, pretty much sit around all day waiting to get fed.

 

[MN_Rebel]

My personal experiences with black crappies, even at 1" is complete opposite from others. My crappies refused to touch a frozen bloodworm and my LFS quit stocking feeder guppies so all crappies died of starvation because I can't find any feeders that is guppy sized. That said I am concerned about cichlid fry you left in the tank with the bullhead, the cichlids are most likely will harassing the crappies.

 

[divemaster99]

My personal experiences with black crappies, even at 1" is complete opposite from others. My crappies refused to touch a frozen bloodworm and my LFS quit stocking feeder guppies so all crappies died of starvation because I can't find any feeders that is guppy sized. That said I am concerned about cichlid fry you left in the tank with the bullhead, the cichlids are most likely will harassing the crappies.

The cichlids are finally gone now.