Darters?

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Saugeye86

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So in moving my QT into Rubbermaid containers, and now I have an empty 55gal!! I was wondering how many Darters would be acceptable in that size tank? Also can I keep all different types of darters together? I don't see why I couldn't!! I'm starting to like these fish more and more, everytime I see them!!!


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Darters are great, tied for my favorite type of fish. You could have about 14-16 (2-4") darters in a tank that size if you only want darters, I'd recommend 8-12 darters and 2-3 schools of shiners or dace though. What species were you interested in?
 
Before you collect them, make sure its legal to take them home. Identify them first before take them home because many darter species are threatened or protected. Logperch should be good candidate for that setting.
 
Those are all great darters. Be sure to give them frozen foods as a staple diet with occasional love treats. I'd never try to get darters on mainly dry, most won't eat it and those that do aren't as healthy as they would be on frozen. If you're going to do all darters with nothing else then try to incorporate some ledges and structure along the sides of the tank as darters being negatively buoyant will simply waste the 20" of height unless there's something they can rest on on the way up the sides of the tank.
 
divemaster99 said:
Those are all great darters. Be sure to give them frozen foods as a staple diet with occasional love treats. I'd never try to get darters on mainly dry, most won't eat it and those that do aren't as healthy as they would be on frozen. If you're going to do all darters with nothing else then try to incorporate some ledges and structure along the sides of the tank as darters being negatively buoyant will simply waste the 20" of height unless there's something they can rest on on the way up the sides of the tank.
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Good advice on feeding and good point on the darters staying on the bottom.

I will add that if you go with the Percina genus of darters they tend to stay off the bottom a lot of the time. I am currently keeping two Percina (logperch and blackside darter). They are like sunfish swimming up and down the glass and begging for food. Love their personality.

Check out zimmermansfish.com, btdarters.com, and aquaculturestore.com for darters also.
 
Yeah, that sounds about right for a really big one. More commonly 4-5" with a really small mouth (safe community fish). I have mine in a 33 gallon long with stonecats, SRBD, blackstripe topminnows, and blackside darters. They all get along very well.
 
5-6" logperch is more common here and you can catch them on a hook.
 
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