outdoor native tank

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aprime11b

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Hey I am working on this little project. A 100 g acrylic tank outside by my back patio raised on something. Planning to keep it natural and allow them to eat what lands in the water. Main purpose is to have them breed. I have two fish farms near that sell LMB mosquitofish blue full crappie and some others like day fish. Any suggestions for a good native stock for outdoor breeding purposes. No heat will be in the tank because it is sprung and summer to come. Water will stay around 45 to 70. Let me know ideas. Thanks
 
"what lands in the water" will likely not be nearly enough food. Largemouth bass get too big, so they are out of the question. You may be able to breed some bluegill or crappie in there though. What do you plan on doing in the winter months?
 
ummm the record for lmb is like 22 lbs lol. no realistically they wont do in a 100g. i was thinking of some for my 500g, but dont know if they will outgrow it.
 
Most LMB can get upto like 24-25 inches in the right conditions, some will grow over 27 inches though, so i wouldnt put them in there.
 
what do the temps get up to in the summer in Oregon? One of the major things I would worry about is the susceptibility to temp. shift in such a small tank out during the summer. If you get a good heat wave your fish may be in trouble. Also I agree with above what will land in that footprint will most likely not be enough.
 
make sure if you do have a tank outside that you get some plants in it like hornwort etc. they will help clear up the water, otherwise you wont be able to see the fish haha
 
Itsadeepbluesea;5050648; said:
what do the temps get up to in the summer in Oregon? One of the major things I would worry about is the susceptibility to temp. shift in such a small tank out during the summer. If you get a good heat wave your fish may be in trouble. Also I agree with above what will land in that footprint will most likely not be enough.

Where I am at (the valley) the summer temps are from 55 to 85. Rarely gets 90+. From the sounds of it, blue gill and mosquito fish are pretty hardy.
 
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