New Native Tank!!

[TheNonEuclidean]

I couldnt help myself. Got an idea to set up my old 20 gallon for natives from my local river this weekend, but things escalated quickly. Now I have a new 40 breeder stocked full of fish from the South Edisto River... might have to adjust the stock because i think i went a bit overboard xD. Currently: 10 lined topminnows, 15 shiners (havent fully identified them), 1 tadpole madtom, 3 bluespotted sunfish and one tiny unknown darter. Water is a bit cloudy still.

 

[tlindsey]

I couldnt help myself. Got an idea to set up my old 20 gallon for natives from my local river this weekend, but things escalated quickly. Now I have a new 40 breeder stocked full of fish from the South Edisto River... might have to adjust the stock because i think i went a bit overboard xD. Currently: 10 lined topminnows, 15 shiners (havent fully identified them), 1 tadpole madtom, 3 bluespotted sunfish and one tiny unknown darter. Water is a bit cloudy still.

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I like Native fish also have a Greenside Darter. Keep us updated.

 

[Fishnerd360]

Are you going to add any native plants to go along with it?

 

[TheNonEuclidean]

I thought about plants, even collected some. For now i will go without. Ive had bad luck with plants without a CO2 system. For now I will just be adding leaves and twigs slowly to hopefully stain the water to match the river.

 

[TheNonEuclidean]

Still waiting for the sediment to settle, parameters look good, 0, 0, 10, Ph 6.4. Added some crumbled oak leaves to a media bag in the filter to try and stain the water. Sunfish finally came out of their holes for some bloodworms.

 

[TheNonEuclidean]

Update: Sunfish are comfortable and all over the tank. Shiners got too comfortable and stopped schooling. Added a 3.5" redfin pickerel i caught microfishing to keep em on their toes . Working on staining my water to match the river. Pics soon!

 

[TheNonEuclidean]

The new addition has certainly added some suspense to the tank. Caught the cat out and about too.

 

[tlindsey]

That's awesome. Is that a Pickerel?

 

[TheNonEuclidean]

That's awesome. Is that a Pickerel?

Yep, redfin! It won't be a permanent tank resident but I've got a while before its a threat to the sunnies.

 

[adamsfishes]

Sweet tank. Really nicely done.