fw Sculpins
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green_fox;578104; said:
What do you mean ok? Legal or ethical or easy.
Sculpin can be hard to keep (water at or below 70 degrees and lots of O2). I would rather see that guy in a 20 gallon but which sculpin is it?
Don't plan on keeping lots of small tankmates with sculpin as they have large mouths and know how to use them.
ive never heard of FW sculpin, ive caught many sw species... arent they poisonous too?? id say atleast a 29 G.. and youll be all set.. should ,make a great lil display when hes not hiding!
legal and one that i catch out of the river ill tell you when i find out if it is legal and i have one and it will be alone i will have water movement close to the same as the area i get him and have a cuple airatorsteleost;578237; said:
weird, because i was just about to make a thread about mine. i have a slimey sculpin that i caught in the bow river in calgary. i have him in a 10 gallon for the moment. hes only about 1 1/2 inches long right now, but i would lik,e to see him get like this:
i dont really like sculpins. my friend had trouble keeping his. that thing was so ugly that we used to call it a mother-in-law fish
fw sculpins normally only get to 4 inches or so, so you can keep 1 in a 10 g,
as far as my research has gotten me, you can keep 4 together in some species
lots of caves, and never above 70 degrees
depending on the species, more water movement is better, a lot like most darter species
whew, finally my research has found a use
i know that the bestincali2000, has kept some too
but ive only kept mottled, the hardiest species to my knowledge
as far as my research has gotten me, you can keep 4 together in some species
lots of caves, and never above 70 degrees
depending on the species, more water movement is better, a lot like most darter species
whew, finally my research has found a use
i know that the bestincali2000, has kept some too
but ive only kept mottled, the hardiest species to my knowledge
Everything, I have also kept mottled sculpins and a few others, there are at least 29 FW species in the USA, most have no venom glands but do have sharp cheek spines that have an irritating slime coat. Most are from the Pacific northwest. None live more than a few years, many only live 2 years. Very few tolerate temps above 65F for very long and prefer lower, though there are a couple of exceptions that can go to the mid 70sF such as the Potomac sculpin that has been reported in the James river of Virginia. They eat anything small enough and preferably moving, I have had 2" ones eat , or at least partially swallow and kill, minnows that were 3" long.gibbles;647891;647891 said: