Temperature for Bass
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It doesn't matter all that much. Bass can usually be kept in a tank kept at ambient temperature- no heater, no chiller. Anything from the 50s to the low 80s should be all right, though lower-temperature tanks are easier to maintain (fish metabolism is slower at low temps, so they eat less, poop less, fight less, etc.). Oxygen can also be a problem in warm (high 70s and up) tanks, as the fish need more but the water can hold less. Largemouth and Florida bass are the most tolerant of warm, low-oxygen water; smallmouth, spotted, and other black bass, as well as yellow, white, rock, and other bass prefer somewhat cooler and more oxygenated water.
As said above, bass will do just fine in room temp water, but I wouldn't keep them above the upper 70's for a long period of time. This is based on what I have observed in the wild; lmb usually only spend early mornings and evening-dark in the shallows once the surface temp starts to reach 80+. They prefer the deeper, cooler parts of the water body during the heat of the day. When the surface temp is 55-78 they spend a lot of time in shallow water.
i have kept a bass in 86f no problems and in the winter here it gets to the mid 30's so it will be fine...just don't go from one extream to another fast or it will die
ShadowBass;3962925; said:
due to his location i am thinking smallie or a large mouth...my answer works for both, though smallies do better in cooler water...
dont worry about heaters like said above. lmb and smallies are very tolerant of water temperaturs, they live in the wild were the water ranges from 40 to 80 (lmb do at least) and yea its deffinety possible to have a bass in a tank if u were debating getting one i have one and so do alot of people the do fine good luck =D
small mouth bass stay smaller, are more agressive and from my experience easyer to get on off of live food. I would look into small mouth bass if I was you.