First Baby Bass

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Jhncf

Jhncf

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Picking up three 3" bass (sold as mono) at the weekend. Seen videos of them eating earthworms and he's had them in his store for a few weeks so I'm happy with them. Any tips on raising them? I know about keeping them at a high temperature until they get a bit bigger, should I set up a separate tank to raise them or just add them to the 260 and raise the temp? There are no fish big enough to eat them so that's not a concern. FB_IMG_1478526581099.jpg FB_IMG_1478526571709.jpg
 
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Big tank from the start will have them grow faster. There's a ton of info here but high temps, quality foods, and frequent water changes and you'll be alright. Welcome to the family.
 
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Jhncf said:
Picking up three 3" bass (sold as mono) at the weekend. Seen videos of them eating earthworms and he's had them in his store for a few weeks so I'm happy with them. Any tips on raising them? I know about keeping them at a high temperature until they get a bit bigger, should I set up a separate tank to raise them or just add them to the 260 and raise the temp? There are no fish big enough to eat them so that's not a concern. View attachment 1213199 View attachment 1213200
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I'm a fan of starting baby bass out in smaller tanks, because it's easier to monitor them and to pellet train imo. I always start my bass in a 75g, pellet train them and then give them more room as needed.
 
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/bloodworms-to-pellets.555151/

Use the above method for pellet training them asap. Much better for them and easier than feeding live foods.

Lots of water changes 2-3x a week. Start with 10-15% wc's then over a couple weeks up that to 20-30% water changes.

Warm water 86 degrees with lots of oxygen via air pumps w/ airstones as well. Cichla are prone to ich and the warm temps help ward that off.
 
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isde02 said:
I'm a fan of starting baby bass out in smaller tanks, because it's easier to monitor them and to pellet train imo. I always start my bass in a 75g, pellet train them and then give them more room as needed.
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I agree with this. However, I have lost juvies during the transfer to the next grow out tank. So I prefer to start them off in a tank big enough to house them until they are at least 6 - 8 inches, they more become very hardy at that size and the chance of loss when upgrading tanks becomes minimal. Juvenile bass don't always survive transfers, for reasons I'm not sure of. This is all based on my experience. I like to believe myself to be an intermediate cichla keeper, by no means a pro. But I do know how to safely move fish from tank to tank, and I have still experienced a loss or 2. If anyone doesn't agree with what I've just said please tag my post and give me some advice for my future endeavors, as well as future hobbyists that I attempt to assist. Thanks guys! Good luck with your new babies!
 
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I agree with this. However, I have lost juvies during the transfer to the next grow out tank. So I prefer to start them off in a tank big enough to house them until they are at least 6 - 8 inches, they more become very hardy at that size and the chance of loss when upgrading tanks becomes minimal. Juvenile bass don't always survive transfers, for reasons I'm not sure of. This is all based on my experience. I like to believe myself to be an intermediate cichla keeper, by no means a pro. But I do know how to safely move fish from tank to tank, and I have still experienced a loss or 2. If anyone doesn't agree with what I've just said please tag my post and give me some advice for my future endeavors, as well as future hobbyists that I attempt to assist. Thanks guys! Good luck with your new babies!
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I considered starting them in a smaller grow out tank but my arowana etc are all still young and too small to eat the bass so I added them straight to the main tank. They were eating from day one and I was actually surprised that they were constantly out in the open swimming around as the tank is bare and there are 14" tinfoil barbs etc in there!q
 
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