freshwater sculpins
#1 Guest_theK_*
Posted 27 June 2009 - 07:17 PM
#2 Guest_bumpylemon_*
Posted 27 June 2009 - 07:34 PM
i live in merced cali about two ours away from sac and i can find some sculpins at the lake and i wanted to keep some so i want to know how big do they get, how to tell the males from the females, how to breed them, and how long do they usually live any info would be awsome thanks
welcome....
just to answer you quick....from what i have read....they stay rather small....NEED very COLD water....or will die...do you know your species?
#3 Guest_theK_*
Posted 27 June 2009 - 07:45 PM
welcome....
just to answer you quick....from what i have read....they stay rather small....NEED very COLD water....or will die...do you know your species?
no i dont know what type they are im kindda new to dis and ive raised some when i was smaller i kept it with my green terrors before without them dieing but the only time they died was when i did water changes and there was no moving water they look kindda like this
http://gwsphotos.com/images/648.JPG
#4 Guest_bumpylemon_*
Posted 27 June 2009 - 07:48 PM
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#6 Guest_theK_*
Posted 27 June 2009 - 08:15 PM
http://www.clemson.e...ges/sculpin.jpg
is this it?
Cottus gulosus
yea that fish looks right but yes i used to keep them with my tropical fishes without any problems i didnt do that much water changes but from what ive experienced as long as i leep it in a tank with some type of current they do fine the water just cant b still once the water stops moving they tend to die a while afterwards but yea can anyone tell me how to sex, size or age when they sexually mature, how they spawn, max size (never seen one then my fingers)
#7 Guest_RiveRock_*
Posted 28 June 2009 - 03:27 PM
i would suggest a small species tank for sculpin as they like to gobble up small tankmates and they prefer current and the coldest tank water you can get (within reason).
ive never had much success with the local cottus bairdi. i can never get the water quite as cold as id like to keep it. I dont think that the water stopping for a few minutes would affect the fish at all... some species are found in very stillwater frequently, but the mottled sculpins ive kept were all caught in waist deep fast flowing rivers.
Edited by RiveRock, 28 June 2009 - 03:30 PM.
#8 Guest_theK_*
Posted 28 June 2009 - 04:53 PM
survive and thrive are two very different ways to live...
i would suggest a small species tank for sculpin as they like to gobble up small tankmates and they prefer current and the coldest tank water you can get (within reason).
ive never had much success with the local cottus bairdi. i can never get the water quite as cold as id like to keep it. I dont think that the water stopping for a few minutes would affect the fish at all... some species are found in very stillwater frequently, but the mottled sculpins ive kept were all caught in waist deep fast flowing rivers.
the ones i catch are from a lake and if i keep them in a bucket for to long they die but yea can anyone help with my questions?
#9 Guest_JohnO_*
Posted 29 June 2009 - 08:13 AM
They'll eat anything that will fit into their rather large mouths. Not a lot of personality, though. They tend to sit and wait for dinner to come by. If you have a sandy bottom in the tank, they'll dig their pectoral fins in while they're waiting. I have a creek full of them on my farm in KY. They spawn early in the spring, but that's about all I've managed to observe, the juvenile sculpins appear about a month before the juvenile darters.
4.5" was the largest one I've caught. Scary looking at that size.
#10 Guest_theK_*
Posted 29 June 2009 - 11:58 AM
#11 Guest_gzeiger_*
Posted 29 June 2009 - 12:27 PM
Also, if you get eggs, make sure you do a lot of research on how to feed very small fish. They often can't take normal foods when first hatched, and sculpin probably won't eat flake at any size.
Try calling or emailing local biologists to see if anyone has studied them. I think you might be surprised who you can find at the DNR or state university.
#12 Guest_theK_*
Posted 29 June 2009 - 03:21 PM
#13 Guest_fundulus_*
Posted 29 June 2009 - 04:05 PM
#14 Guest_theK_*
Posted 29 June 2009 - 04:09 PM
Edited by theK, 29 June 2009 - 04:10 PM.
#15 Guest_Drew_*
Posted 29 June 2009 - 04:33 PM
theres not any laws that i know of on collecting sculpins
I believe you need a permit to collect (using nets) any wild fish species in CA. There is also something in the regulations that all fish have to be dead upon leaving the waterside.
#16 Guest_fundulus_*
Posted 29 June 2009 - 04:39 PM
#17 Guest_theK_*
Posted 29 June 2009 - 04:48 PM
Edited by theK, 29 June 2009 - 04:49 PM.
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