Can I keep a school of Spotfin's in 65G (37 x 19 x 25) with a 7" Redbreast, a 6" Bluegill and a 4" Longear?? filtration is 2 HOB bio-wheels rated for 80G each and a Fluval 404 canister rated for 100G.
spotfins in a 65G with 3 sunfish?
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Posted 25 March 2011 - 07:24 AM
Rule of thumb here is 'if a fish can fit into another fish's mouth, it will probably end up there.' Spotfins can get rather large, for shiners. I suppose if you had a school of large ones and fed the sunfish enough they may leave them alone...just don't get too attached to the spotfins.
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Posted 25 March 2011 - 08:53 AM
Agree, and I would add... redbreasts can be rather large and tough... and their mouths are not small...!!!Rule of thumb here is 'if a fish can fit into another fish's mouth, it will probably end up there.' Spotfins can get rather large, for shiners. I suppose if you had a school of large ones and fed the sunfish enough they may leave them alone...just don't get too attached to the spotfins.
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Posted 25 March 2011 - 11:23 AM
Agree, and I would add... redbreasts can be rather large and tough... and their mouths are not small...!!!
They are all as big as they are going to get I think. In my part of the Potomac River, I have never seen or caught these species any larger than they are now. I do not know why, but that is about max for the area.
Although, I have to say, the Redbreast was beating up on my little Longear while they were in the 55G, I have been watching them in the 65, and he chases him for a second, but that is it... so far.
thank you for the responses.
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Posted 25 March 2011 - 11:40 AM
If you have a spot where you can regularly seine the shiners, it would be worth a shot to try. Like I said before, I would try a school of larger ones, maybe 4-6 adults. I would bet it wouldn't take long to find out if your sunnies are interested.
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Posted 05 April 2011 - 08:02 AM
It can work I have kept schools of larger shiners with sunfish but your bluegill and longear are better suited for this than the redbreast. This simply put is because of the mouth size of the sunfish and adult size of the shiners. The redbreast and bluegill can both reach about 10" or even a little larger if they are well fed and have the space. I have actually been able to get northern longears to grow larger in captivity than I have ever found them in the wild. Food, space, and a long life are what make the difference.
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