Shane Kennedy
June 30th 03, 08:14 PM
i had a similar setup to what you're describing about 10 yrs ago
caught all the fish locally
had bass, brim, pike, catfish, eel, shrimp, crayfish, several types of
minnows & a snapping turtle
no fancy filters, just a simple hang on
no coolers/heaters, i live in NC & room temp was in the 70's
some of the critters ate fish food
the bass would only eat live minnows
i'd hold a minnow over the water & he'd jump up & take it out of my
hand
way cool fish
catching a pike w/ a net is a bitch
they're fast fish
i found the best way to catch my fish was to take a .22 pistol
& shoot the water next to the fish
the shock wave would knock the fish out
it would wake back up in several minutes
(no flames please, i know i far from a perfect human)
i sold this set up when i left home for college
i'm setting up another tank now
& have considered doing the same thing
but not sure that i have the free time to catch all the fish again
took ~6 months last time to get 1 of each of the local varieties
anyone know of a supply shop the sells game fish
i found a couple of local hatcheries, but they all carry the limited
variety of
bass, brim, catfish
caught all the fish locally
had bass, brim, pike, catfish, eel, shrimp, crayfish, several types of
minnows & a snapping turtle
no fancy filters, just a simple hang on
no coolers/heaters, i live in NC & room temp was in the 70's
some of the critters ate fish food
the bass would only eat live minnows
i'd hold a minnow over the water & he'd jump up & take it out of my
hand
way cool fish
catching a pike w/ a net is a bitch
they're fast fish
i found the best way to catch my fish was to take a .22 pistol
& shoot the water next to the fish
the shock wave would knock the fish out
it would wake back up in several minutes
(no flames please, i know i far from a perfect human)
i sold this set up when i left home for college
i'm setting up another tank now
& have considered doing the same thing
but not sure that i have the free time to catch all the fish again
took ~6 months last time to get 1 of each of the local varieties
anyone know of a supply shop the sells game fish
i found a couple of local hatcheries, but they all carry the limited
variety of
bass, brim, catfish