Bluegill coloration
#1 Guest_fishtanker_*
Posted 10 June 2007 - 09:15 PM
#2 Guest_fishlvr_*
Posted 10 June 2007 - 09:29 PM
#3 Guest_centrarchid_*
Posted 11 June 2007 - 02:16 AM
Hi, I have been keepinf fresh and saltwater fish for about 20 years, but have just recently started a native tank. I currently have 3 small bluegill in a 75 gallon tank. They are eating fine, but their color is not as bright as when they were caught. They had bright orange breasts and blue flecs in the scales and a flash of blue in the tail. They are currently very dark, only color is the blue gill rake, the vertical bars are somewhat visible. Can I add extra cover to reduce stress or offer different foods? Thanks for your help in advance.
Could you post a picture? I have bluegill from throughout its natural range and bright orange breast with blue flecs on scales reads suspecisous.
#4 Guest_fishtanker_*
Posted 11 June 2007 - 07:39 PM
I totally understand what you mean. I thought redbreast, but my dad has always called them bluegill. They have the blue on their gill rakes. I will take a picture when I go back to the park of the way they look from the lake. When they come out of the water they are as beautiful as any discus I have ever seen. I will load the pic of them in the tank.Could you post a picture? I have bluegill from throughout its natural range and bright orange breast with blue flecs on scales reads suspecisous.
I have fed blood worms and it seems to have helped some, they have only been in the tank for about 5 days, but I just want to start right. They were collected in probably less than 3 feet of water, should I have more intense lighting than a normal flourescent tube. I have many lighting options available.
Thanks again,
Rick
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Posted 11 June 2007 - 07:56 PM
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