
Life span of Blue Gill and Sunfish
#1
Guest_Sombunya_*
Posted 16 November 2009 - 12:24 AM
Water quality seems excellent. I do 50% changes every ten days or so with a good gravel vacuuming in between. I also keep the filter media pretty clean. Aquaclear H.O.B. units.
I feed mainly raw shrimp and blood worms and let them eat until they stop. I'll be getting a load of crickets for them tomorrow.
Anyone know how long these critters can live?
#2
Guest_smbass_*
Posted 16 November 2009 - 12:36 AM
#3
Guest_centrarchid_*
Posted 16 November 2009 - 04:14 PM
#4
Guest_rhmc_*
Posted 11 December 2009 - 07:56 PM
she's doing just fine.
she's also the meanest fish you ever saw.
tolerates no tank mates in a 30gallon with plenty of cover.
if she can't swallow it whole, she hounds it to death.
#5
Guest_sandtiger_*
Posted 11 December 2009 - 08:24 PM
#6
Guest_fundulus_*
Posted 11 December 2009 - 09:33 PM
#7
Guest_az9_*
Posted 11 December 2009 - 10:45 PM
For fish and other vertebrates elevated levels of androgens and estrogens are poisonous, especially testosterone. It's the punk rock ethos: live fast, die young, leave a good looking body.
I've seen this in other species I've raised. I'm wondering if triploids would live linger and avoid this trap?
#8
Guest_fundulus_*
Posted 12 December 2009 - 09:30 AM
Probably, they wouldn't invest the same energy into reproduction and I would assume would have lower, more stable levels of reproductive steroid hormones.I've seen this in other species I've raised. I'm wondering if triploids would live linger and avoid this trap?
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