First Tank

[ksauers]

I haven't had a tank since i was a kid 40 years ago. I've been thinking about starting a native fish tank and recently i was given a 55 gallon tank. kind of hard to get small fish this time of the year so i got some redtail chubs and a couple of suckers from a bait store.

 

[koi9]

It looks good. how come you gave up on tanks and didn't go back to them in 40 years?

 

[ksauers]

Haven't had the time I guess.

 

[Pyramid_Party]

Pretty cool. A smaller species of Sunfish would be nice in this tank. Maybe a bantam, bluespotted, or dollar Sunfish.

 

[ksauers]

I plan on some small gills or pumpkinseeds maybe a little bullhead,but this isn't exactly the time of the year for them. Next year when little fish are back in the shallows.

 

[Tsink]

You can always look around your local fish stores. They will get in bluegills etc with thier feeders and most are not allowed to sell them. I got my three fish that way.

 

[Ambervikings91]

wonderful tank

 

[warmouth]

Beautifull tank, but i would go for a smaller sunfish for a 55g than a bluegill or pumpkinseed; Longears or spotted would be of a good size.

 

[ksauers]

The gravel,rocks and wood are all from the Wisconsin River. A native tank needs native stuff in it. I feed them flakes. they sure are aggressive eaters. Just like little sharks.

 

[ksauers]

I eventually want to cut down on the number of redtails. Some sculpins and darters for one. what do they eat and will they readily accept food? Hope to have a variety at the end.