got my grass pickerel from zimmermans captives, here's photo's
#1 Guest_macantley_*
Posted 02 July 2008 - 09:03 PM
three of them i can find easily, the fourth i have no idea where it is, im hoping in the plant roots somewhere.
their tankmates are about 5 dozen gambusia, you wouldnt think gambusia would eat other fish, but i put 6, 1/2-3/4" largemouth bass in the tank and the large gambusia ate them......
the pikerel are all over the tank already, hiding in the plants mostly, its a 90 gallon tank at 70 degree's
matthew
#3 Guest_macantley_*
Posted 02 July 2008 - 10:35 PM
What is that white stuff on their tails?
not sure what your talking about, i just looked the photo's over and dont really see anything white on their tails, looked at the fish again and nothing is white.
they are alittle skinny, well they were, they are already eating i guess, i put several hundred mosquito larve in the tank and they got a couple of those, and one is really fat now so im guessing he got a gambusia.
matthew
#7 Guest_rockbassbud5_*
Posted 05 July 2008 - 05:39 PM
Friendly word of advice: Be very cautious about having Gambusia in a tank with any other fish. They are notorious fin nippers and quite aggressive. I'd hate to see Irate's comment about white tails come true for your beautiful new fish!
This is a very good point. You will soon hate the gambusia!!!! They are pigs, and are quite aggresive. Its not worth having your pickerels beat up! The olny thing gambusia are good for is food!!! By the way nice tank and I'm sure those pickerel love all of that plant cover.
#8 Guest_jimv8673_*
Posted 07 July 2008 - 08:18 PM
#10 Guest_macantley_*
Posted 12 July 2008 - 10:53 AM
there are still about a dozen chubs left in the tank.
they are such awsome fish to watch hunt and eat.
matthew
#11 Guest_topminnow_*
Posted 12 July 2008 - 01:11 PM
#12 Guest_macantley_*
Posted 12 July 2008 - 09:28 PM
i went to the creek today to collect some native creek chubs, got a bunch of small ones about 3/8ths to a half inch, and used them in the pickerel tank for feeders, those pickerel sure are quick at catching them, ive mainly been feeding them mosquito larvae over the last couple weeks, but today they really got some good "fish" meal.
there are still about a dozen chubs left in the tank.
they are such awsome fish to watch hunt and eat.
matthew
Well, ive had the gambusia for over a month and none of them have had ANY baby's they are very gravid, i think i need to setup a 10 gallon with alot of plants, and stick a single gravid female in let them have the baby's then scoop out the mother and put another one in.....
im notreally sure what to do yet.
the creek i collect from has been providing me feeders for 6 months and ive yet to have a SINGLE fish die that have fed on the feeders, i collect them about 3-4 miles up stream from kanawha river.
matthew
#13 Guest_topminnow_*
Posted 13 July 2008 - 09:50 AM
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