help me plan my 210 native setup

[troutking]

Well since ur getting a pickerel lmb or smb Are out of the pic...maybe add a brown bullhead.... Add some more sunfish its a 210gallon!!! Like those red missouri longears or watever theyre called

 

[dirtbikerider]

Well since ur getting a pickerel lmb or smb Are out of the pic...maybe add a brown bullhead.... Add some more sunfish its a 210gallon!!! Like those red missouri longears or watever theyre called

Yeah that's kind of what I was thinking, either more sunfish, or if I can get hold of some black crappie or yellow perch I would consider those as well

I was under the impression a 210 wouldn't be big enough for a Lmb anyway, the ones down here get BIG, I could be wrong but either way they won't work with my current stock so maybe one day, but not in this setup.

 

[dirtbikerider]

You ever thought of getting a bowfin?

Yeah, I don't think they would work well with my smaller sunfish. Might have a couple come up missing lol

 

[Jmart159]

I think I'm on the same page as Troutking when it comes to the bullhead. Have you thought about any kind of catfish?

 

[Rays of Sunshine]

YES CATFISH!!! MUST HAVE CATFISH!!! Bullheads, Bullheads, Bullheads!!

 

[dirtbikerider]

Hmm, haven't really thought of bullheads, which species would be ok in a 24" wide tank? I know I catch some around here much larger, plus the ones in some public aquariums are crazy big... is there any smaller species of them?

 

[andyjs]

Hmm, haven't really thought of bullheads, which species would be ok in a 24" wide tank? I know I catch some around here much larger, plus the ones in some public aquariums are crazy big... is there any smaller species of them?

Those might not be bullheads then. Bullheads around here only get around 12-18" and could probably work in your tank.

Bass and bowfin would definitely need a bigger tank.

Do you have any pics of the sunfish? Someone on here could probably help ID them

 

[dirtbikerider]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8saZbI9k2uY

This isn't the exact fish I was talking about but it is a similar catfish,

I also uploaded a pic of my sunfish, sorry for the low quality pic. It was taken on my droid incredible

 

[Noto]

That's a blue cat in the link. White cats are the biggest bullheads, and they don't get much over 2'. The other common bullheads can get up to 18", but are usually little over 12".

Your sunny looks like a straight redspot to me.

 

[karl wagner]

I wouldn't do the pickerel, they are just to stinky and slimy. There's no way to skim it and it would cover the surface area of your filter media creating a pretty nasty film and rendering your filter media useless.