Bluegill Diet Question

[demjor19]

my pumpkinseed will eat anything. his favorite is krill and fresh shrimp. he will actually eat from my hand.

for a smaller one i would say throw in a cube of frozen blood worms. that should do the trick.

 

[demjor19]

has anyone else noticed that cmj's tanks are seriously over loaded???

that's not what this thread is about. please don't derail.

 

[hmt321]

1" bluegill should go nuts for frozen blood worms and frozen danphia, krill.

they should go nuts for flake food

get them eating anything for a few weeks then withhold food for 3-5 days then start putting in floating pellets, they will start eating them very quick

 

[JEAE21]

thanks demjor19.any idea what the tiny guys are eating in the wild? weeds/algae/microscopic organisms??lolhaha and since that seighten guy brought it up..his tank doesn't seem crowded at the moment.and i don't think it's as crowded as my tank was last night..when I had 80+ bluegill and 3 Crappies! My turtle narrowed the population down to around 40. and i'm taking 30 out to stock the pond.

and hmt321, how big are they when they start hitting nightcrawlers?

 

[JEAE21]

also, any idea what crappie minnows eat when they are 3"?they don't seem to go for nightcralers too..

 

[MicropterusSalmoides]

try and get live bloodworms. and small crickets.

 

[demjor19]

thanks demjor19.any idea what the tiny guys are eating in the wild? weeds/algae/microscopic organisms???

i'm sure they feed on all of the above in the wild. they have always been very easy for me to get feeding. you really shouldnt have a problem with them.

 

[dominicolas]

accidental post

 

[JEAE21]

what about the crappie?

 

[sharkaddict]

When I had crappie back in the day, the only thing I could get them to eat was feeders.