I'm thinking of setting up a cold water aquarium to house freshwater trout in. I am thinking of a 125gal. 72" long tank. Probably run a Fluval FX5 canister filter (950g/h), an Arctica Titanium chiller, and use river rock, some gravel, and maybe some drift wood. I'd like to set it up with a pretty good current. Any ideas would be appreciated and maybe some ideas on how to keep the condensation down as it's hotter than the proverbial hot firey place we all hope we don't end up in here (Houston).
Cold water tank
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The tank is 6 feet by 2 feet wide. I can get the fish from a hatchery at 2-4 inches. I know under ideal circumstances, they can grow relatively large (world record rainbow is like 42lbs or so), but in captive settings, they rarely grow over 20 inches. We grew some out over four years in an aquaculture facility in a prety small tank. In the wild they live 10-15 yrs. on average, but in aquaria @5yrs average. If they got too big for the tank, they make excellent forage for my LMB.
I would go witha brook trout they only reach a max 20 inches browns or rainbow get way to large for a 125. Im not to familiar with the western trout cutthrouts and such. But i know brook trout they are our state fish here in pa.
hmmm, i wonder why? perhaps because they aren't being kept in conditions as healthy as they need.
What species is being considered for this setup? Are the captive age averages for private aquaria or aquaculture settings?
Ah the irony of someone in a hot place keeping a cold-water tank... It's -15 outside right now and I'm spending $$$ keeping my tanks at 80 degrees Fahr lol
I would not go with brook trout they are one of the hardest to keep besides lake trout. You really should have a bigger tank but just because brook stay small doesn't mean you should keep them in an aquarium. Brown or Rainbow would be easier because you have a little more margin for error. Brookies like real cold temps and having the chiller so cold I think would leave your tank with too much condensation.stonecat;1559832; said: