I'm sure it'd appreciate those Trout as some nice snacks .No worries. While we are wandering around off topic, here is a shot from Monday on a sampling trip to TN... wouldn't that have been a nice addition to the tank!?
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I'm sure it'd appreciate those Trout as some nice snacks .No worries. While we are wandering around off topic, here is a shot from Monday on a sampling trip to TN... wouldn't that have been a nice addition to the tank!?
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I picture him tangled up in my driftwood with each and every one of my smaller fish hanging off a tooth...I'm sure it'd appreciate those Trout as some nice snacks .
Nice fish, fatboy! How long? I am guessing over 12"? The population I collected from does have the yellow/orange belly in the wild, that muted out almost immediately when I got them into captivity (suggesting that it is not a deitary difficiency, but rather a behavioral response). Even in the wild, however, this population lacks in the blue halo that I love so much... Maybe I just haven't seen enough of the bigger fish in that stream, good excuse to head down and chuck some flies soon.BrookKeeper to follow up from one of our conversations earlier pertaining to the color of the brookies you have compared to PA did manage to get one worth taking a picture of the pattern of. It's crazy how different regions with the same fish can have so many different visual attrtibutes
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Yeah I didn't measure it but I would eye ball it over 12" but less than 14". I know for most native streams I fish this is the largest I've ever caught with most in the 5-8" range. But that's crazy the orange belly immediately seized once in captivity. I'd be curious to see if a stockie would keep its color but their color varies so much at the hatcheries. I've caught the ones with no Orange on them to ones that almost look nativeNice fish, fatboy! How long? I am guessing over 12"? The population I collected from does have the yellow/orange belly in the wild, that muted out almost immediately when I got them into captivity (suggesting that it is not a deitary difficiency, but rather a behavioral response). Even in the wild, however, this population lacks in the blue halo that I love so much... Maybe I just haven't seen enough of the bigger fish in that stream, good excuse to head down and chuck some flies soon.
Yea, I wouldn't recommend any salmonid without proper cooling, but that isn't to say that they can't survive without it. I guess it just depends on your climate and how long you plan to keep them. The way I see it, if you are going to ask a fish to adjust to and aquarium environment, you ought not push them on any other environmental tolerance. A sustained temperature of 65*F is as high as I would go, even short spikes above that would be too much in my opinion.That's sick man I've had all 3 trouts farm raised brooks Browns and rainbows. They were awesome kept them unheated and they did great. Awesome fish might try and do a brown in my 300 next year or so. Browns and brooks were my favorite by far I like brookies a lot but being char they don't tolerate those temps very well
Yep I'm in Michigan which is pretty up north so un heated in my basement gets a max of 67f in the summer and high 40s to mid 50s in the winter which was cool with even the brooks although I kept a few upstairs even in the summer and they were cool with that. I found that the aeration current and clean clean water was the most important in maintaining them not temp as much but like u said I wouldn't recommend it either especially not for beginnersYea, I wouldn't recommend any salmonid without proper cooling, but that isn't to say that they can't survive without it. I guess it just depends on your climate and how long you plan to keep them. The way I see it, if you are going to ask a fish to adjust to and aquarium environment, you ought not push them on any other environmental tolerance. A sustained temperature of 65*F is as high as I would go, even short spikes above that would be too much in my opinion.