lookin for a bowfin
- Thread starter cattfish
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i have heard there very hard to keep. there was a thread on here a while ago on this, try searching for it. there is a cpl of memebers that can hook u up.
ill ask around for ya. have u searched bowfin uder the search here on this site, i look for ya as well
try and pm ewurm i think he might be able to get u some i saw some post he made and he was taliking about them, u want me to ask around for u
yea i think they can be found in alabama almost certain, from what ive read they can randomly appear in the strangest places such as rivers, ponds and lakes. They can supposedly live in mud for a while too when floodlands receed they just burrow in the mud. Anyways I have one and they are definitely cool fish to have, mine isnt aggressive at all it is very chill and just eats and kicks back. Very cool fish.
Actually they're very easy to keep. The hardest part is getting them up to the 3" size range. Once they get to this size the are easy. Fry are difficult to keep alive for some people. Last year I raised about 50 of them from <1" to 3" at which time I sold most of them, keeping one for myself. He is now around 10" and looks awesome. Very cool fish.
Saw some in central Alabama while on a collecting trip a couple of weeks ago but they were all large (>2' ) so probably not a good size for an aquarium unless it's a very large tank.
Chip in SC