Crappie getting bullied

Yep, but the best thing you could do would be to open up the old canister and get a little media out of it. Is the crappie doing OK?

Yeah, the cases of agression are fairly isolated, generally just around feeding time. And for the canister media, should I just put it right in the bottom of the tank?

And for the canister media, should I just put it right in the bottom of the tank?

No, you want it in an area of high volume flow. That means you put it inside your filter or at the end of an air stone.

Edited by EricaWieser, 08 February 2011 - 05:15 PM.

No, you want it in an area of high volume flow. That means you put it inside your filter or at the end of an air stone.

I'm using a sponge filter, so should I just put it in the hollow center?

I'm using a sponge filter, so should I just put it in the hollow center?

Yup, that would do it.

Yup, that would do it.

And after I put it in I can put my crappie in? How long should I wait it at all?

And after I put it in I can put my crappie in? How long should I wait it at all?

Put the crappie in immediately

How do you reduce file size? I have some pictures of my Crappie loving his new home that I would love to show you guys and gals!

If you're really worried about it, you can periodically (daily or every other day, depending how big the old tank was) switch the filter between the tank and tub. Ammonia takes a bit of time to build up to a toxic level, and is removed by the filter quite rapidly.

I'm curious how many minnows it would take to keep the bass distracted. Given a supply of live food, mine will eat until he's full to capacity - not just until he isn't hungry, but until it's backed up out of his stomach and interfering with his gill movement, and his sides are all lumpy where crayfish claws are poking about, and he'll grab one last minnow that he can't even swallow and hold it in his mouth by the tail waiting for the rest to digest so he can swallow it.

I think that in order for a bass to be distracted you need at least two days worth of minnows to keep him distracted for 1 and a half days. My reasoning is that once he's full for the day, he'll keep hunting them anyways, thus keeping him distracted.

How do you reduce file size? I have some pictures of my Crappie loving his new home that I would love to show you guys and gals!

Open the picture up in a photo editing program (for example Paint, Microsoft Office Picture Manager, Photoshop, etc) and use the program to resize the photo. The commands vary by program but the general goal is to reduce the file size by reducing the number of pixels in width and height.
I recommend saving the resize under a different name from the original picture, that way you keep both.

An example command string:
1. Right click on image file
2. Select "Open With" -> "Microsoft Office Picture Manager"
3. "File" -> "Save As"
4. Save the file as the original name plus the word 'resize' at the end.
5. Close, do not save changes.
6. You may have to refresh your photo folder to see the new file, which will have the word resize after the original name.
7. Right click on the resize file
8. Select "Open With" -> "Microsoft Office Picture Manager"
9. Click "Picture" at the top and then "Resize"
10. Reduce the percentage of the original width x height. Aim for something under 800 x 800 pixels
11. Save.

Edited by EricaWieser, 13 February 2011 - 08:08 PM.

Open the picture up in a photo editing program (for example Paint, Microsoft Office Picture Manager, Photoshop, etc) and use the program to resize the photo. The commands vary by program but the general goal is to reduce the file size by reducing the number of pixels in width and height.
I recommend saving the resize under a different name from the original picture, that way you keep both.

An example command string:
1. Right click on image file
2. Select "Open With" -> "Microsoft Office Picture Manager"
3. "File" -> "Save As"
4. Save the file as the original name plus the word 'resize' at the end.
5. Close, do not save changes.
6. You may have to refresh your photo folder to see the new file, which will have the word resize after the original name.
7. Right click on the resize file
8. Select "Open With" -> "Microsoft Office Picture Manager"
9. Click "Picture" at the top and then "Resize"
10. Reduce the percentage of the original width x height. Aim for something under 800 x 800 pixels
11. Save.

Thanks!

Here are some pictures!

Edited by Yeahson421, 13 February 2011 - 08:34 PM.