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suwanee bass

Started by Guest_ZA09_* , May 13 2008 09:03 PM

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#1 Guest_ZA09_*

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Posted 13 May 2008 - 09:03 PM

anyone ever heard of a swanee bass.I saw one in a book i think and it looked cool and the book said it was smaller than other bass

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#2 Guest_drewish_*

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Posted 13 May 2008 - 09:31 PM

http://myfwc.com/Fis...s.html#suwannee

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#3 Guest_centrarchid_*

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Posted 14 May 2008 - 12:06 PM

http://myfwc.com/Fis...s.html#suwannee

Picture of Suwannee Bass not very repressentative.

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#4 Guest_centrarchid_*

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Posted 14 May 2008 - 01:02 PM

What is the theory behind how Suwannee bass and Florida bass coexist? Habitat overlap (micro included) is heavy. Different foods, different methods or timing of feeding?

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#5 Guest_AppStateBimmer_*

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Posted 14 May 2008 - 04:19 PM

hmmm... maxes out around 12 inches, that would be a fun little bass!

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#6 Guest_sandtiger_*

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Posted 14 May 2008 - 06:36 PM

What is the theory behind how Suwannee bass and Florida bass coexist? Habitat overlap (micro included) is heavy. Different foods, different methods or timing of feeding?

Distribution and diet of Suwannee bass and largemouth bass in the lower Santa Fe River, Florida
Harold L. Schramm Jr. and Michael J. Maceina

Synopsis Suwannee bass,Micropterus notius, and largemouth bass,Micropterus salmoides, were collected by electrofishing in six habitats in the lower Santa Fe River, Florida during May 1981–March 1982. Both bass species were collected concomitantly in all habitats and habitat segregation was not evident. Crayfish (Procambarus spp.) were the primary food of Suwannee bass. Fish were the primary food of largemouth bass, but crayfish were common in the diet of largemouth bass ≥300 mm long. Suwannee bass have a greater throat width and consumed longer and wider forage than did largemouth bass of equal length. Available evidence suggests that Suwannee bass exhibit a positive selection for crayfish and a diverse forage resource, including abundant crayfish, is necessary for a Suwannee bass to coexist with a largemouth bass.

FROM: http://www.springerl...6647311t582314/

You have to pay to read the entire article unfortunately.

Edited by sandtiger, 14 May 2008 - 06:37 PM.

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#7 Guest_Mike_*

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 01:37 AM

A fue years ago Zetts fish farm in PA was offering Swanee Bass for sale, I wanted to get some at the time but I did not want 100 of them. They also had Chain pickerel at one time too. I never ordered them eather for the same reason. I did get some American eel from them, that were a lot of fun.
I am not sure if they are still in busness, does anyone know?
There is another Zetts fish farm in another State (WV maybe) but they are a diferent company.
Mike

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#8 Guest_TomNear_*

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 06:44 AM

Here is a PDF the diet paper.

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Schramm_Maceina1986.pdf 597.77KB 17 downloads

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#9 Guest_butch_*

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 02:54 PM

Maybe this small black bass would replace tankbusting largemouth bass for aquarium purposes. However I have no idea what's their maximum size in the home aquarium. I was assuming that every black bass can reach more than 3 to 5ish pounds in the capitivity. (Please correct me if I was wrong!)

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#10 Guest_benmor78_*

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Posted 07 September 2008 - 12:17 AM

Maybe this small black bass would replace tankbusting largemouth bass for aquarium purposes. However I have no idea what's their maximum size in the home aquarium. I was assuming that every black bass can reach more than 3 to 5ish pounds in the capitivity. (Please correct me if I was wrong!)

Guadalupe bass in central texas don't get very big. I think the state record is around 2 or 3 pounds.

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#11 Guest_smbass_*

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Posted 07 September 2008 - 01:39 PM

There is a third smaller species, the redeye bass, M. coosae. They have the largest range of these three small species and thus are the most readily available for people to try in an aquarium. I have some young ones now, I plan to try to breed them in the future.

here are a couple of pictures, I need to take some better ones of my current group.

Redeye_Bass1_from_the_Roaring_River_TN_04_27_06_by_BZ.jpg 41.74KB 2 downloads

Redeye_BassHead_waters_of_the_Hudson_River_GA_1_by_AK.jpg 58.1KB 2 downloads

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#12 Guest_ashtonmj_*

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Posted 07 September 2008 - 01:55 PM

Brian did you pick those up in the Roaring River while in Tennessee a few years back? There's been some documentation of their hybridization in that system, also in Blackburn Fork, Spring Creek I believe, with other Micropterus. Might not have a true strain. We would catch smallmouth, spotted, a rare largemouth, and everything that looked in between from the same reach, sometimes same pool. I agree with you about their size making them a good aquarium candidate (max ~ 14" in wild). They are plentiful where they were introduced too.

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#13 Guest_smbass_*

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Posted 07 September 2008 - 08:55 PM

The fish I picked up in the roaring were larger fish and as a result did not fair well to transport and housing. They tore each other up till there was one. I also had my doubts about how pure of a stock they were. The top picture of the larger fish is one of those fish at about 10" long. The bottom fish is from in their native range in N. GA and was a much smaller fish. That picture is about 7 years old though. The current group I have were caught this summer within their native TN distribution on the trip that several of us on the forum took together back in June. I'm sure you can figure out where they are from. They were extremely plentiful and it was not hard to catch 5 yearlings hook and line. I lost 1 on the trip home but the rest are doing quite well and doing much better together since they started out young all in the same tank I have not had the aggression problems.

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#14 Guest_jimv8673_*

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Posted 08 September 2008 - 08:02 PM

Fabulous discussion, and great knowledge sharing ...Thats why i find this hobby so much more interesting than most other types of fish. And why i cant wait to get online and hit this forum. Cant contribute much, but i sure enjoy the reading and just knowing that all you experts were maybe as green as me once upon a time helps a little also :tongue: