Hi everybody! :] I'm from SC, & i absolutely love our native fish! especially our catfish, delicious, cute, & great pets lol
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Posted 29 April 2008 - 02:48 PM
thanks 
i like them all, but i like madtoms and bullheads the most, i have some speckled madtoms in a ten gallon, and a large brown bullhead in a 55 gallon.
i also have least killfish, a bluegill & some blue channel cats.
i like them all, but i like madtoms and bullheads the most, i have some speckled madtoms in a ten gallon, and a large brown bullhead in a 55 gallon.
i also have least killfish, a bluegill & some blue channel cats.
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Posted 01 May 2008 - 03:16 AM
he used to have a few big channel cats with him, then i took them out and put them in my pond, now he just has a bluegill & a few small catfish in with him (oddly enough he hasn't tried to eat them....) he actually seems depressed now that i took the channels out, he eats a lot less then he used to, & doesn't follow my hand around for food anymore, could catfish get depressed? 
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Posted 03 May 2008 - 10:03 PM
I dont know if catfish can get "depressed" but I feel sure that the adding/removal of tankmates can alter behaviour. Is the water quality the same as it was? Have there been any other changes made to the tank?
Maybe you should just add another Brown Bullhead.
Maybe you should just add another Brown Bullhead.
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Posted 04 May 2008 - 04:54 AM
i'm pretty sure the water is the same as it has been, i did add in a few more hiding places for him though, but he seems to enjoy them.
i would love to add in another one (even more to breed them) but i just cant find any
i would love to add in another one (even more to breed them) but i just cant find any
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Posted 04 May 2008 - 09:01 PM
Have you perfomed tests on the water using a test kit?
How often do you change the water and what % do you change?
Finding another Brown Bullhead should not be difficult at all. You can collect one yourself if you want, or purchase one from the a vendor.
However, I personally think that a 55gallon is definetly on the small side for a Brown Bullhead. "Tubs" could easily reach 18'' with proper care. If you want more than one a bigger tank would definetly be neccesary IMO.
If you are interested in collecting one yourself then it should not be hard. If you are I can give you a few tips on getting one.
How often do you change the water and what % do you change?
Finding another Brown Bullhead should not be difficult at all. You can collect one yourself if you want, or purchase one from the a vendor.
However, I personally think that a 55gallon is definetly on the small side for a Brown Bullhead. "Tubs" could easily reach 18'' with proper care. If you want more than one a bigger tank would definetly be neccesary IMO.
If you are interested in collecting one yourself then it should not be hard. If you are I can give you a few tips on getting one.
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Posted 04 May 2008 - 10:34 PM
not recently, i usually change 10% or so every week.
well i'd love to try to catch some myself, so tips would be great
but if there is a vendor selling some i might would be interested in that as well.
as for a bigger aquarium, I've been wanting one, but he may have to go in my pond if he gets to big before i get a bigger tank.
well i'd love to try to catch some myself, so tips would be great
but if there is a vendor selling some i might would be interested in that as well.
as for a bigger aquarium, I've been wanting one, but he may have to go in my pond if he gets to big before i get a bigger tank.
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Posted 05 May 2008 - 10:36 AM
Well then, I guess it is possible that his water quality is not good. A 25% Water change every week is a good rule to go with. I would reccomend stepping up his water changes temporarily atleast and see if there is any difference.
Brown Bullheads inhabit many different types of habitats, they can be found in most places but prefer low to medium current or still water. Oxbow Lakes, Sloughs, Farm Ponds, and slow flowing creeks are good places to look.
Do you have a dipnet, senie, or minnow-trap?
For collecting Brown Bullheads I would reccomend a dipnet. When your collecting you need a quality dipnet, a regular dipnet will not stand up to the use. Brown Bullheads are going to more than likely be hiding "in something", beneath an undercut bank, in a mass of aquatic vegetation, under a log, etc.
The trick is identifying the most likely places and then getting into the water and dipnetting there.
When you locate a mass of plants that looks like a good place take the dipnet and in a quick and smooth motion dip up the entire mass. Make a long sweep of 2-4ft with your net. The longer it is the more chance you have of getting something. Then carefully sort through your net. The Bullheads will many times not be readily visible with all the vegetaion in the net.
Bullheads will be spawning soon, if not already, and when they are young they school together in a huge mass while a parent protects them. This is a great time to try to get a few out of the "school" of small ones, by waiting till they are close and simply scooping some up.
I hope some of that made sense.
Brown Bullheads inhabit many different types of habitats, they can be found in most places but prefer low to medium current or still water. Oxbow Lakes, Sloughs, Farm Ponds, and slow flowing creeks are good places to look.
Do you have a dipnet, senie, or minnow-trap?
For collecting Brown Bullheads I would reccomend a dipnet. When your collecting you need a quality dipnet, a regular dipnet will not stand up to the use. Brown Bullheads are going to more than likely be hiding "in something", beneath an undercut bank, in a mass of aquatic vegetation, under a log, etc.
The trick is identifying the most likely places and then getting into the water and dipnetting there.
When you locate a mass of plants that looks like a good place take the dipnet and in a quick and smooth motion dip up the entire mass. Make a long sweep of 2-4ft with your net. The longer it is the more chance you have of getting something. Then carefully sort through your net. The Bullheads will many times not be readily visible with all the vegetaion in the net.
Bullheads will be spawning soon, if not already, and when they are young they school together in a huge mass while a parent protects them. This is a great time to try to get a few out of the "school" of small ones, by waiting till they are close and simply scooping some up.
I hope some of that made sense.
Edited by BullHeadsrdfish, 05 May 2008 - 10:37 AM.
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Posted 06 May 2008 - 01:18 AM
I'll do that then and see if it helps
I have a dip net and some crab traps (i doubt they'd be much use though)
thanks i'll try that
and when im off fishing i'll be on the look out for some schools, i hope i can find some!
I have a dip net and some crab traps (i doubt they'd be much use though)
thanks i'll try that
and when im off fishing i'll be on the look out for some schools, i hope i can find some!
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