ID MY AWESOME CATCH!!!!
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This might be of some use, from the Fishes of PA web site...
http://www.fish.state.pa.us/pafish/fishhtms/chap20.htm#mottscu
It is a sculpin but what species exactly I'm not certain. I suggest feeding it ghost shrimp, chopped worms and things of that nature. It should eventually take frozen foods like bloodworms and krill. Generally sculpin prefer cool well oxygenated waters and so don't usually do well in aquaria.
Regarding their care try these out...
http://www.nativefish.org/articles/goodbad.php
http://www.fish.state.pa.us/pafish/fishhtms/chap20.htm#mottscu
It is a sculpin but what species exactly I'm not certain. I suggest feeding it ghost shrimp, chopped worms and things of that nature. It should eventually take frozen foods like bloodworms and krill. Generally sculpin prefer cool well oxygenated waters and so don't usually do well in aquaria.
Regarding their care try these out...
http://www.nativefish.org/articles/goodbad.php
Def a sculpin. The ones in my area are lucky if they reach 5-6" Only ones ive seen that reach a foot are the marine variety of horned sculpin.
They will love earthworms, guppies, ghost/cherry shrimp. Pretty much if it moves they will eat it. If you get a current going in the tank, they will take frozen bloodworms pretty easily. (also works if they are by an airstone and you feed the bloodworms in the current of the airstone... they just need to be moving. They are ambush predators, so play on that part of their instints
They have great personalities, and usually adjust to being in a tank pretty quick, though I've had issues with them being perfectly healthy and happy, and just one day finding them dead... still dont know why and tried several different things. May just be stress, or something else, dont know. They make great tankmates for Yellow Perch and Sunfish, make sure to give them hiding places. They really like rock ledges/caves driftwood to hid under that sort of thing.
As for water conditions, your best bet is going to be to replicate as close as possible the water you pulled it out of. Around my area we have them in lakes that will get to be 75-80 degrees in the summer, and rivers that never get warmer than 40 degrees. For the most part, you would probably be safe with an unheated tank, in a normal room, unless you got it out of an extreme like a cold river, or hot little mudpuddle....
Hope that helped!
They will love earthworms, guppies, ghost/cherry shrimp. Pretty much if it moves they will eat it. If you get a current going in the tank, they will take frozen bloodworms pretty easily. (also works if they are by an airstone and you feed the bloodworms in the current of the airstone... they just need to be moving. They are ambush predators, so play on that part of their instints
They have great personalities, and usually adjust to being in a tank pretty quick, though I've had issues with them being perfectly healthy and happy, and just one day finding them dead... still dont know why and tried several different things. May just be stress, or something else, dont know. They make great tankmates for Yellow Perch and Sunfish, make sure to give them hiding places. They really like rock ledges/caves driftwood to hid under that sort of thing.
As for water conditions, your best bet is going to be to replicate as close as possible the water you pulled it out of. Around my area we have them in lakes that will get to be 75-80 degrees in the summer, and rivers that never get warmer than 40 degrees. For the most part, you would probably be safe with an unheated tank, in a normal room, unless you got it out of an extreme like a cold river, or hot little mudpuddle....
Hope that helped!
he is in a unheated tank. he shows no interest in ghost shrimp or sinking pellets, gonna try blood worms!!! thanks guys and keep any info comming
tryed blood worms, he showed interest untill they stopped on the bottom. I upgraded the air pump in his tank to get more water flowing and to get more oxygen in his tank. anything else to try for food?
kk post themLepisosteus platyrhincus;3098238; said:caught another fish today. will need id when i get pics
