baby trout

Hi everyone, today I went to check my plastic bottle traps placed in a small stream for catching minnows for my bass to eat and I caught a trout fry about 3 inches long! He is in my bedroom aquarium with 2 pumkimseed sunfish and he seems to be alright. Now I'm wondering what to feed him? I have never kept trout before and any advice on there care would be helpful! Thanks.-Logan

Edited by logan, 18 January 2010 - 10:00 PM.

Hi everyone, today I went to check my plastic bottle traps placed in a small stream for catching minnows for my bass to eat and I caught a trout fry about 3 inches long! He is in my bedroom aquarium with 2 pumkimseed sunfish and he seems to be alright. Now I'm wondering what to feed him? I have never kept trout before and any advice on there care would be helpful! Thanks.-Logan

probably information to know before bringing home a new fish ...but it's not like I have not done the exact same things.

Food wise: trout can be trained to various flakes and pellets, but id start off with small inverts and see what he does.

Lets see some pictures!

Edited by Burbot, 18 January 2010 - 11:10 PM.

I brought home 6 or 7 Rainbow Trout fingerlings when I stocked 2,000 in a gravel pit.

They did really well for a long time, until I made the really huge mistake of feeding them pellets made for outdoor ponds, which caused a film to form on the surface and they all died of O2 starvation except one. He did fine for almost another 6 months till it got Ich and that was the end for him.

I fed it mainly frozen Bloodworms, and it would also take some flake food, but very finicky about that.

Good luck with your trout.

Radioguy

Hi everyone, today I went to check my plastic bottle traps placed in a small stream for catching minnows for my bass to eat and I caught a trout fry about 3 inches long! He is in my bedroom aquarium with 2 pumkimseed sunfish and he seems to be alright. Now I'm wondering what to feed him? I have never kept trout before and any advice on there care would be helpful! Thanks.-Logan

Taking undersized trout with a trap? I'm pretty sure the state prohibits this and I would encourage you read your state law before taking fish home. It's too late to return the trout since it's been in your home aquarium but if it were still in the collection container, I would strongly recommend you take the fish back.

NANFA's code of ethics is a simple set of rules to live by and I should mention many state agencies are not only NANFA members but also participate on this public forum.

I will try and get some pictures up by this weekend he has been hiding mostly. I dropped some small garden worms in the tank, do you think he will eat them off the bottom? As far as the Uland statement now that I think about it....... It probably a stupid idea but I'm not sure if I can release him now I've heard stories about fish picking up non-native diseases that wipe out tons of fish.-Logan

I will try and get some pictures up by this weekend he has been hiding mostly. I dropped some small garden worms in the tank, do you think he will eat them off the bottom? As far as the Uland statement now that I think about it....... It probably a stupid idea but I'm not sure if I can release him now I've heard stories about fish picking up non-native diseases that wipe out tons of fish.-Logan

yeah something about a species like trout being trapped and brought home sounds illegal. For some reason trout are more important than other fish, even if they are introduced trout. But yes it is too late to release it, especially since it has been sharing a tank with other fish. Look into the regulations and know for next time. I have once brought home a fish and then called the fisheries and they gave me a permit, but that was because it is illegal to keep ANY fish here without a permit. Now i get one whenever I go out.

Help!! The trout won't eat anything, I dropped some worms in and let them sit in the botttom. I came back in and my baby green sunfish was about to explode! What should I do? I put some flake/pellet food in but he wont eat. Should I get some really small feeder fish? Please I don't want to lose this guy.
PS. the green sunfish is alright

Or maybe should I get grass shrimp?

This topic has put the forum in a predicament. We know you took an under size trout without the proper permits. We also know that you possess this trout without the proper permits. To help you keep the fish alive is in a roundabout way setting you up for potential trouble with your state.

I'm closing this thread for this reason and ask you to please study your state law and abide by it before taking fish home.