My 75 gallon sunfish tank

[davdev]

Finally got some pics and vids of my 75 gallon tank. It contains 3 Pumpkinseed and 3 Bluegill sunfish, all wild caught. The sand is pool filter sand, and the rocks were all collected from my backyard. The filtration is one Aquaclear 110, one Magnum 300 and 1 DIY overflow and sump into a bucket of 3 gallons of bioballs. There is no heater. The plants are all fake and come from Michael's craft store.

 

[davdev]

Here's a video as well

http://youtu.be/2M6mzrvDqd8


can't get the embed to work. Sorry

 

[davdev]

Sorry for the way the text formated. This is what is supposed to say:

This is my 75 gallon native tank. It contains 3 Pumpkinseed and 3 Bluegill sunfish, all wild caught. The sand is pool filter sand, and the rocks were all collected from my backyard. The filtration is one Aquaclear 110, one Emperor 300 and 1 DIY overflow and sump into a bucket of 3 gallons of bioballs. There is no heater. The plants are all fake and come from Michael's craft store.

 

[Tropicalfish34]

That's over stocked move some you should at most three in a 75 gallon move so move some or move them all to a larger tank.

 

[davdev]

That's over stocked move some you should at most three in a 75 gallon move so move some or move them all to a larger tank.

Not true at all. Having 3 in there means one gets the crap kicked out it (trust me, I tried it, and kept winding up with dead fish). Overstocking spreads the aggression. Zimmerman recommends 6-7 in a 75. There is a ton of open space in the tank, and they all have hiding places. There is very little aggression in the tank, and the parameters are all in line


also, these were all caught in MA, and the biggest MA sunfish is about 7". They don't get anywhere near their theoretical size limits.

 

[Tropicalfish34]

When the bluegills decide its breeding time they can hurt the pumpkinseeds or vise versa.

 

[Tropicalfish34]

Also imagine when there full grown three 10 inch fish and three 7 inch fish. Read my thread Sunfish Tank and you will understand.

 

[davdev]

When the bluegills decide its breeding time they can hurt the pumpkinseeds or vise versa.

As far as I can tell, they are all male. I know the P-seeds are all male, and I think the Bluegill are as well, though I am not completey sure about sexing them.

 

[davdev]

Also imagine when there full grown three 10 inch fish and three 7 inch fish. Read my thread Sunfish Tank and you will understand.

The MA state record for blugill is 10.7" with a typical size of 6-7". State record for P-seeds is 10.2" with a typical size of 5-6". These fish simply don't have the genetics to get to their theoretical rate. FL fish get a lot bigger. If things change, I will get a bigger tank

 

[Tropicalfish34]

Look at our feedback page there agreeing with me on the larger tank mater.