LG Bass...

[topoftheline77]

Me and my family go swimming at a family friend's pond and when I got a little bored I decided to take the conoe out to look at fish (the water is soo clear). I saw a small (2 inches) largemouth bass in complete predatory mode! I saw him under song weeds perfectly still, just staring at a water bug on top of the water. Then it just swam up and ate it in a thrashing like motion. It was amazing and it totally made me want to get one and grow it out! So what size tank can I put one in for life and have it live happy?

Thanks
Mike

 

[Chad55]

I would think atleast a 240 gallon. That gives it room to turn. They will get huge. The northern strain of LMB tend to stay smaller (from what I have heard) at around 2'.

Chad

 

[topoftheline77]

It probably won't be happening for a couple years but this is just for future reference...

 

[Bassman89]

a buddy of mine has about a 4 in lm bass and hes about to put his in a 125 gallon...bass are vicious little critters..i love em

 

[topoftheline77]

What about small mouth do they stay smaller or what?

 

[hmt321]

try a warmouth, they could live comfortably in a 75 gal for life, I kept one several years ago and i found it similer to a lmb in its behavior, (note: I could not get either to eat floating food, they would eat feeder's and crickets, worm's though)

 

[fisher12889]

Smallmouths generally stay much smaller, an 18" sm is very hard to come by. The northern strain of lm's dont get very big either, 20 inchers are rarely seen. I think a 150 for a Lm and a 125 for a Sm would be fine.

 

[Bassman89]

smallmouths natrually like cooler water than largemouths but they can live in the same temp....lm bass do get much bigger than sm bass but you cant go wrong with either

 

[fisher12889]

Lm and sm bass are often found in the same body of water, but usually one species will do alittle better than the other depending on the habitat.

 

[simple man]

With both a Sm and Lm, you better be ready to open the check book cuz minnows aren't cheap like flakes and pellets. Ohh But it is worth watching them eat!