large mouth bass
- Thread starter glasko.l
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The Florida black bass is a LMB. Do yourself a favor though and before you buy, look at the max size. Do you have a 300 gallon tank you are will to give solely to this one fish? If not, move onto something else.
Are you even remotely prepared to house/care for/feed a LMB? You better plan on having a consistent supply of live fish on hand at all times, lots of filtration, and room to run. My LMB (about 11") can and will eat 20 minnow in one sitting. He goes absolutely bonkers and will jump and splash like a maniac. 2 hours later, he'll be hungry again. He will steal worms from the other fish and is extremely dirty. A LMB is not a goldfish. THey have attitudes, are aggressive, and get BIG. They're not game fish for no reason.
I find it amusing these are actually bought/sold now. I can't imagine going into a store and asking for a bass. But whatever.. good luck and please dont kill an innocent fish you can't care for (if that is the case).
I find it amusing these are actually bought/sold now. I can't imagine going into a store and asking for a bass. But whatever.. good luck and please dont kill an innocent fish you can't care for (if that is the case).
Why would you buy one when you can catch one in pretty much any large body of water around you provided that you have a valid fishing license?
The reason they are bought/sold is that its not legal everywhere to just go down to the lake and catch fish for your tank. Bass also aren't available locally to everyone.
I also wanted to add that its very easy to get bass on prepared foods, there is no reason to use feeders that can transmit diseases/parasites to your fish.