Large mouth bass!!!!!!!!????????!!!!!!!!!

[williamc]

I was wondering if there was any possibility of me being able to catch a large mouth bass and keep it in either a 55-75 gallon aquarium?
Are they fun to keep and what do they eat?\
How long could I keep it???

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

they will get way too big for a 55 or 75. they can be kept successfully, but in large tanks

 

[williamc]

thanks chichlidholics

 

[ewurm]

Moved this to the native forum. Be sure you check your local laws before catching native fish for an aquarium. Bass will eat almost anything, I trained mine to eat pellets.

 

[williamc]

thanks ewurm

 

[Ang]

you will go broke feeding it

 

[brummer72]

I have two LMB a Small mouth, Hybrid Stripper, Crappie, and Channel Cat in a 180 all eating inexpensive Koi Pond Pellets, although it took a bit to get them adjusted. Still feed live about once a week just to keep them active....

 

[oscarcrazy]

Have a lmb about 9in in a 55 right now. Eats cichlid pellets and is growing fast. Great pet, will be going in with the oscars in the big tank soon.

 

[Muske]

A 75 is even to small...

 

[andyjs]

They need at least a 6' tank, preferably at least 2' wide as they can get easily over 14"-16" long. One point I want to make is DO NOT GET ONE IF YOU CAN'T KEEP IT FOR LIFE, AND DEFINITELY DO NOT RELEASE A CAPTIVE ONE BACK INTO THE WILD.