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my bowfin

Started by Guest_nativeone_* , Oct 17 2006 11:22 AM

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#1 Guest_nativeone_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 11:22 AM

had this baby for about 2 years now. was about 14" when I caught it, now about 27"

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#2 Guest_Duckman77_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 05:41 PM

Wow! How big is that tank?!

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#3 Guest_sandtiger_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 05:49 PM

Very impressive, got a full tank shot?

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#4 Guest_nativeone_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 06:37 PM

650gallon right now. was built by glass cages a few years back, Im hoping on getting a new one this next spring. to fit my whole back wall in my garage. 16' by maybe 4' wide and 4'high, I'm not sure if thats going to be a reality however since. that would cost a ton. but can you imagine

. I used to live in Florida where I had a 24' above ground pool I used as a large stock tank, I wish I could make an aquarium that large

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#5 Guest_hmt321_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 06:58 PM

what do you have in the way of filteration on the 650?

what else do you have in it?

I would love a full tank shot as well

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#6 Guest_chad55_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 07:42 PM

Can't wait until mine gets that big.... how is his temperment at that size. Any tankmates?

Chad

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#7 Guest_nativeone_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 08:21 PM

right now with large green sunfish, only 3 in there as the others dissapeared.

also a 1 LMB and 1 Crappie about 6 georgia giants.1 american eel and a striped bass. I had a muskie in there about 2' but somehow he choked on a fish one night. Got up one morning and there he was laying on the bottom, mouth open with a channel cats tail still hanging out of its mouth, the cat was only about 5-6" so i guess he just mistook it for something else. as for full tankshot. I have tried but cant get it all in the camera. its in my garage and i cant back up enough to fit it all in, as I have a lot of other tanks in there as well. belive it or not its temperment is great. I never have any problems with it except when introducing another fish then he will sometimes harrass it.

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#8 Guest_dredcon_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 08:24 PM

Do the georgia giants look the same as regular bluegill?

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#9 Guest_hmt321_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 08:41 PM

If you are refering to copper nose, they are almost a kacky color with dark almost purple stripes. the body of the fish is very pale, the verticle stripes tend to stand out more, ill try and dig a picture up. I have been to a stocked lake near Chatom, AL thats what they put in there.
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here is what google turned up for georgia giant, im thinking photoshop
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#10 Guest_sandtiger_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 09:13 PM

The Georga giants I know of are hybrids. They were first produced by Ken Holyoak, owner of "Ken's Fish Farm" and took 10 years to develop, he even has a patent on the hybrid. The picture is real, that's how large they actually grow.

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#11 Guest_chad55_*

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 09:18 PM

Wow that sucks. A two foot muskie would be quite a site. I'll bet those bones on the fins got him....Can we see some pictures of other tankmates? It sounds awsome. Also some sizes on those fish would be cool too.

Chad