What should i get to put with my Lmb and blue channel catfish im thinking stugeon but what other natives do you think i should get, ill be raiseing them in a 120 gal till there big enough for my pond.
Waht to get
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lol I spelled "what" wrong, kk i was thinking bigger tho like walleye, flathead catfish, smallmouth bass, some kind of esox, etc
um my pond is big dont know exact size its a native pond full of bluegills, sunfish, walleye, channel catfish, flathead catfish, and a pike
You can't just keep putting fish in a pond. It has a stocking limit, just like a tank.
Now, if you want species you can keep in that tank longterm, look at sunfishes, rock bass, pickerel, madtoms, smaller bullheads, large minnows, small suckers, mudminnows, etc.
Now, if you want species you can keep in that tank longterm, look at sunfishes, rock bass, pickerel, madtoms, smaller bullheads, large minnows, small suckers, mudminnows, etc.
i raise all the fish for the pond, and next spring were digging it out so i want some nice sized fish for it once it settles in summer
um isnt flathead's aggressive fish towards to other bottom dwellers? Im sure pike and walleye will become flathead catfish lunch. And also check your Michigan laws for "stocking" into ponds. Since you mentioned native pond, is this pond natural, not manmade? Forget sturgeon, its not worth of it as you have plenty of fish in your pond. Why you want to put fish into pond just because they got big? Why not stick with smaller fish that will happily stay in 120gal whole lives?
yes flatheads are aggressive and i dont plan on putting more in there. Iam a fisherman and enjoy fishing my pond so i like giant oddball fish. its feed by an arteshion well, the pike was put in when he was 24 inchs a few years ago and is about 32 inchs last time he was seen and i just put the channel cats and flathead cats in this year.
If it were me I'd get tons of perch. Best native to eat IMO. Pike are fun to catch but don't think they survive in your tank. If you want to grow something out go with koi, my girlfriend has some in her natural pond. They do fine through the winter.