If you would like your fish to be as healthy as can be I would not recommend it. Although they may live in bodies of water that have a surface temperature above 80 degrees. There are deep areas and shaded areas that are accessible to them to escape the heat. I would go high 60's. The fish may survive but will not be happy
Large Mouth bass Kept with Tropicals?
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fisher12889;4492779;4492779 said:
That may be, but keeping any fish out of there certainly doesn't help.
This applies to virtually all cold blooded animals.[/QUOTE]
I agree and would like to add that the Largemouth Bass that does the best with tropicals is the Florida subspecies which grow faster and bigger and can handle higher temps..... the Northern subpecies you should NOT have in temps over 82 degrees F for more than a short period of time (the NANFA forum on natives will have more info). Thanks Joe.
Ive heard from a friend that for tropicals high temps are very healthy for the fishes digestive system or something and also it helps from ick to happen. With all this said tropical fish and cold water fish are completely different ball parks compared to each other, how the immune system work and what and how would make them happiest and grow the best. Would you agree with that?
It's been done before but for my personal opinion I would say NO as LMBs are happier in cooler temps they don't "pant" as often due to colder temps retaining more oxygen than the warmer water tanks.
LargeMouth have been introduced into many environments across the world and thrive such as mexico, cuba, japan, zambia, ect ect. They will do fine in warm water as they are a very adaptable and hardy fish. I kept one in my 75 gal years ago with severums and it was like a cichlid on steroids. Super agressive, super showy, humongous appetite. I used to feed it chucks of pollok that the store sold for super cheep, had to let it go because it was too intense.
Smok3o3;4495567; said:
High temps may be good for tropicals, but obviously, this is only to a certain extent. Once you go over their prefered range, you will see more negative effects (especially long-term) than positive effects. The main difference between tropical, temperate (bass would be considered a temperate fish), and coldwater species is the temperature range they prefer. This is the major reason you shouldn't mix natives with tropical fish.
When I say warmer temps lead to a shorter life span, I'm not trying to say its a bad thing to keep your fish at the upper end of their prefered temp range. All im saying is that a certain fish kept at 80* (barring other factors like food, competition, etc) would not live as long as if you kept it at 70*. Since a cold blooded animals metabolism is controlled by temperature, the warmer it is, the faster its metabolism is. This basically means as you raise the temp, its growing and aging faster.
i have caught bass out of 98 degree water before
they do fine in the 80s
good luck
i had one with my jardini rtc and gar
they do fine in the 80s
good luck
i had one with my jardini rtc and gar
Its kind of like keeping a Oscar in water temps of 60 degrees F......they can live at that temp., but its not the temp they are going to be healthiest and happiest at; unless its a Guadelupe, Alabama spotted or Florida Largemouth bass which can probably thrive in temps to the lower 80s.scalesandfins;4498995;4498995 said:
this is true. and down here we have florida strian so ours do fine in the 80s 
and grow extremely fast
and grow extremely fast
