we had a bad day here

Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus ate two of his tank mates.
stream tank type is not working some are mean or to tight.
other tank i had two Northern Studfish Fundulus catenatus
just jump out and die after most of the year in said tank.
1 large Rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus shed and get
eaten by a big Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus.

it was a hard few days here for sure
my over time @ work is the trouble.

Edited by CATfishTONY, 15 February 2010 - 06:52 PM.

Studfish can be way too athletic for their own good. Southern studfish are even worse than the northerns.

Creek Chub are the fish that really got me into native fishkeeping.....I used to want one after watching them in a local creek bullying all the other fish (Ozarkan Longear [I dont know what kind of longear but definately not central Missouri Longear]) and various minnows, and couldnt figure out what it was. They are fast aggressive fish and after I learned more about them I decided I would not have a large enough tank to keep them happy ( I figured I would need at least a 125gallon minimum because of their speed and aggression). I think its great you tried....but Northern Studfish are famous (from what Ive read) for being jumpers and very picky eaters, if I was you I wouldnt feel bad, you picked some tough fish to keep that Im sure would take a large setup. What dosent work the first time teaches us about the next time...(Im working 6 days a week almost 10 hrs a day so I understand about the overtime!)

Have you thought about one of the Nocomis sp. as a Chub for your stream tank? They have smaller mouths and from my experience are less apt to bully and eat other fish in your tank. Keeping Creek Chubs is something to be done only with fish that cannot fit in their mouths (unless you want them to become food).

Give either the Hornyhead Chub (Nocomis biguttatus) or the River Chub (Nocomis micropogon) a try.

Have you thought about one of the Nocomis sp. as a Chub for your stream tank? They have smaller mouths and from my experience are less apt to bully and eat other fish in your tank. Keeping Creek Chubs is something to be done only with fish that cannot fit in their mouths (unless you want them to become food).

Give either the Hornyhead Chub (Nocomis biguttatus) or the River Chub (Nocomis micropogon) a try.

i may try that this spring.
i first set up this tank from local fish but in smaller 55 gal, tank they do not get along so well all together.