Good evening everyone, my name is Michael I'm new to the forums obviously, anyways I have a 4.5 maybe 5 inch bass in my tank. I asked on a very old thread trying to bump it for more information, but to no avail so if any admins have a problem with this thread please just send me a pm and I apologize in advance. Ok back to business I've had the bass a few days at first I had only fed him red worms and he loved them, I have a stream/creek by my house and made a little bottle trap to get some minnows it worked but the only issue is all the minnows I got were around 3 inches, I put 2 in the tank last night and he left them alone when I got home from work today around 2pm I turned his light on (i opened the curtain so he had some sun regardless) but when I turned on the aquarium light he went crazy chasing both of them and finally he caught one. It was cool to see, but seeing the bulge in his gut made me wonder if I should stick to stuff a little smaller and more pleantiful? Any suggestions? I assume creek minnows are healthier than the overstocked pet store feeders, worms seem to be good, should I throw in ghost shrimp for variety here and there or maybe crickets? I've seen some people say they will eat themselves to death and some say they stop when full does anyone have experience that can let me know? His water is kept at 68, I have double the filtration on the tank and an aerator. He seems like a happy dude, I don't plan on keeping too long as I don't have a 1,000 gallon tank which in my opinion is what a adult bass needs or more, anyways what would you guys suggest?
Ps I have no interest what so ever in pellet food.
Ps I have no interest what so ever in pellet food.