Is there a Bass that could live in a 30g for its entire life? If not whats the smallest bass species?
Fish for a 30g
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 04:28 PM
a 30 is too small for any bass species (unless you include rock bass lol), there are some bass species in around the SE of the US, i forget the names but theres i think 2 species that grow to the biggest 15" or something like that.
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 04:54 PM
Bass is a funny word... Peacock bass are not bass... centrarchidae is the family that includes bass... so from twisting the definition a little you could consider most sunfish to be, well, closely related to bass...Is there a Bass that could live in a 30g for its entire life? If not whats the smallest bass species?
If you want a fish that is almost a bass, then I think rock bass, or shadow bass might work in a 30.
Or if you want a bass-acting fish, you could consider a green sunfish
But if you want a Micropterus fish, then the answer is "no".
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 06:04 PM
Well since rock bass can hit upwards of 12", a 30 gal (36"x12"x16" i assume) would be able to hold a (or two) for most of their life(s). If you had a 30 breeder (36"x18"x12") then you may be able to get away with keeping a single rock bass for all of it's life, but that would be a cramped living space since they like to hide in rocks/docks/gaps in submerged tree roots). Shadow Bass usually reach 6-8", maximum size of about 12", so you can easily have 1 or 2 shadow bass in a 30 gal (although it would be a bit of a tight squeeze to turn around with bigger ones). You would have room for some sort of decoration to help the shadow bass feel at home in the shadows (as the name suggests, since they normally hang out in similar habitat to rock bass ).Lempomis would be your best bet for sunfish species, Bluegills are the biggest and can reach upwards of 12" as well, but almost all the rest of the Lepomis species will hit a maximum of 10" or below normally.
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 10:09 PM
im going to get a 300-700 gallon stock tank to raise an pellet trained F1 Bass and raise it to a massive size and release in my private pond thats around 10 acres.Well since rock bass can hit upwards of 12", a 30 gal (36"x12"x16" i assume) would be able to hold a (or two) for most of their life(s). If you had a 30 breeder (36"x18"x12") then you may be able to get away with keeping a single rock bass for all of it's life, but that would be a cramped living space since they like to hide in rocks/docks/gaps in submerged tree roots). Shadow Bass usually reach 6-8", maximum size of about 12", so you can easily have 1 or 2 shadow bass in a 30 gal (although it would be a bit of a tight squeeze to turn around with bigger ones). You would have room for some sort of decoration to help the shadow bass feel at home in the shadows (as the name suggests, since they normally hang out in similar habitat to rock bass ).Lempomis would be your best bet for sunfish species, Bluegills are the biggest and can reach upwards of 12" as well, but almost all the rest of the Lepomis species will hit a maximum of 10" or below normally.
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 10:50 PM
that works
Well why didn't you say pellet trained bass in your other thread. I wouldn't bother with fatheads if you have pellet trained bass. IMHO.
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 10:59 PM
you do make a point but its another tank to have A and B i want this bad boy to grow fast and watching him totally nail fatheads would be entertainingWell why didn't you say pellet trained bass in your other thread. I wouldn't bother with fatheads if you have pellet trained bass. IMHO.
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Posted 09 August 2009 - 12:24 PM
The smallest species of Black Bass or Micropterus sp. is probably either the redeye (M. coosae) or the Gaudaleupe (M. treculi). I don't know a whole lot about the latter but redeye bass although they can reach 15 inches are typically smaller. Most redeye bass are in the 8-10 inch range and a group of 3-4 could be kept rather comfortably in a 75 gallon aquarium. Also every Micropterus species I have ever had trained to feed on pellets quite easily, I do not think live food is a requirement for any of them.
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