Rainbow Trout
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LeePhan79;2540708; said:I am not using a chiller at the moment. I might get one once it gets to a warmer season. My 75 Gallon tank is in an outside room where it stays outside temprature. Average temp is around the 50's (Texas weather for ya) but today its 25 F! Water is crystal clear using a power filter and a canister. There is little current from the power filter but thats it. They have been in the tank for a week and look healthly. I caught these trouts at a no-size limit stocked pond where the bag limit is 5 and you must keep all the ones you catch. The ones I have in the tank are about 6 and 7 inches.
I guess its better than them being killed and eaten.
Your going to need a huge tank though, i allways wanted to do a trout setup but i dont have room for a 1000G+ tank when they are older.
i hope you dont use chemicals in your tank if you intend on eating them! haha. that wouldnt be good! sweet fish though! good luck homie!
Tom500;2540937; said:
what a 1000g tank for 2 trout, ha rainbows dont get that big, maybe need a 200 gal max
they can get to 2 feet but not very likly my 120 has a width of 2 feet, steelhead get to 2 feet no problem and even larger but these are not the kind he has
And thats where your wrong. These are not wild trout, thats farm hatchery strains, they get much bigger than wild trout. OP caught them from a pay pond which it is mostly likely to be hatchery trout. So 200gal are too small for two big farm trout.MultispeciesTamer;2541599; said:
yes most likly they are farm trout and will get biger then wild trout but i still dont see them needing anything bigger then a 200 gal, if they even live long enough to reach this size
Rainbows are very very very very variable in size. Did I say very yet. Some populations will only get to 12 in. max, while others get over 20 pounds and 30 inches (not very often, but not unheard of). I would just enjoy the fish and see how things develop. I don't imagine you needing a tank more 180 for the long term care of these fish. It is possible that they will get bigger, just like it was possible that I could be 7 feet tall, but I topped out at 5'8". "I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish a was a baller...."
Anyway, enjoy! And when you decide to eat them, enjoy!
Anyway, enjoy! And when you decide to eat them, enjoy!
