Sunfish aquarium

[Charles Woolever]

Looking for suggestions on the typeof setting for sunfish or bluegill
in an aquarium. What size/color of gravel to use and recommendations
on rocks, plants, wood. I'm looking for a natural looking setting.

I see these fish hanging out next to docks with no plants around,
swimming over rocks. I see them in the weeds. I see them hiding in old
broken ceramic pipes.

So it seems like there are a lot of options. I'd like to know what
others have done. Thanks.

Charles

[Sajjad Lateef]

On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 11:16:56 -0700, Charles Woolever wrote:

> Looking for suggestions on the typeof setting for sunfish or bluegill
> in an aquarium. What size/color of gravel to use and recommendations
> on rocks, plants, wood. I'm looking for a natural looking setting.
>
> I see these fish hanging out next to docks with no plants around,
> swimming over rocks. I see them in the weeds. I see them hiding in old
> broken ceramic pipes.

Well, they like some cover to hide and some open space to swim around.
Other than that, they'll adapt to any conditions.

I've kept a longear sunfish in a 29H. I had long jungle val in one corner
which covered part of the surface. He would hide in there, if he was
surprised. There was an open area with no rocks or plants with pea gravel.
That's where he would keep a look out over his dominion.

You could make your tank look like the edge of stream with a rock wall
and some driftwood. That would be cool, too.

Spawning is in a shallow nest dug out on sand or small gravel.
So, give them an area where they can dig, if they so choose.

[blove]

i have a 3-4 inch sunfish in a 20 high with blue and black gravel, these
ledges that suction to the sides and fake plants and fake logs and other
decorations adn this eyesore neon pinkish green house thingy and i have
tadpoles in with him and snails galore and a couple tiny crayfish and a
couple clams. the crayfish doesnt touch the tadpoles, he will pick at the
snails antennie and will go after a crayfish if i scare em out of hiding but
other then that the decor dont bother him and hes all over the tank and he
does the feed me dance everytime i look over at the tank. i wanna get a 75
gallon for him tho and set that up natural with drift wood n stuff

"Sajjad Lateef" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 11:16:56 -0700, Charles Woolever wrote:
>
> > Looking for suggestions on the typeof setting for sunfish or bluegill
> > in an aquarium. What size/color of gravel to use and recommendations
> > on rocks, plants, wood. I'm looking for a natural looking setting.
> >
> > I see these fish hanging out next to docks with no plants around,
> > swimming over rocks. I see them in the weeds. I see them hiding in old
> > broken ceramic pipes.
>
> Well, they like some cover to hide and some open space to swim around.
> Other than that, they'll adapt to any conditions.
>
> I've kept a longear sunfish in a 29H. I had long jungle val in one corner
> which covered part of the surface. He would hide in there, if he was
> surprised. There was an open area with no rocks or plants with pea gravel.
> That's where he would keep a look out over his dominion.
>
> You could make your tank look like the edge of stream with a rock wall
> and some driftwood. That would be cool, too.
>
> Spawning is in a shallow nest dug out on sand or small gravel.
> So, give them an area where they can dig, if they so choose.
>

[>]

I found that my 1# bluegills are rather shy and VERY territorial. I have
plastic plants in the corners covering up the tubes from my UGF and they
will hide there if given a chance. The tank (120G) is rather sparse, a
(plastic) tree stump in the center of the tank and some natural background.
Larger River Rock in the bottom. This gives them room to move about, and
very little for them to hide behind. This keeps them out in the open most
of the day. Also gives the crayfish room to scout about in the open so you
can see them

The Gills come to the front of the tank everytime I get near hoping that I
have a cricket or a worm for them to fight over. The newest addition is a
Hybrid Tiger Musky. He has grown 3 inches in length and 1 1/2" in girth in
6 weeks

This tank is almost more fun that the 120g tropical at home.

JOhn :-)

"blove" > wrote in message
...
> i have a 3-4 inch sunfish in a 20 high with blue and black gravel, these
> ledges that suction to the sides and fake plants and fake logs and other
> decorations adn this eyesore neon pinkish green house thingy and i have
> tadpoles in with him and snails galore and a couple tiny crayfish and a
> couple clams. the crayfish doesnt touch the tadpoles, he will pick at the
> snails antennie and will go after a crayfish if i scare em out of hiding
but
> other then that the decor dont bother him and hes all over the tank and
he
> does the feed me dance everytime i look over at the tank. i wanna get a
75
> gallon for him tho and set that up natural with drift wood n stuff
>
> "Sajjad Lateef" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 11:16:56 -0700, Charles Woolever wrote:
> >
> > > Looking for suggestions on the typeof setting for sunfish or bluegill
> > > in an aquarium. What size/color of gravel to use and recommendations
> > > on rocks, plants, wood. I'm looking for a natural looking setting.
> > >
> > > I see these fish hanging out next to docks with no plants around,
> > > swimming over rocks. I see them in the weeds. I see them hiding in old
> > > broken ceramic pipes.
> >
> > Well, they like some cover to hide and some open space to swim around.
> > Other than that, they'll adapt to any conditions.
> >
> > I've kept a longear sunfish in a 29H. I had long jungle val in one
corner
> > which covered part of the surface. He would hide in there, if he was
> > surprised. There was an open area with no rocks or plants with pea
gravel.
> > That's where he would keep a look out over his dominion.
> >
> > You could make your tank look like the edge of stream with a rock wall
> > and some driftwood. That would be cool, too.
> >
> > Spawning is in a shallow nest dug out on sand or small gravel.
> > So, give them an area where they can dig, if they so choose.
> >
>
>

[Brian]

"><(((\"> John Lange" > wrote in
message et...
> I found that my 1# bluegills are rather shy and VERY territorial. I have
> plastic plants in the corners covering up the tubes from my UGF and they
> will hide there if given a chance. The tank (120G) is rather sparse, a
> (plastic) tree stump in the center of the tank and some natural
background.
> Larger River Rock in the bottom. This gives them room to move about, and
> very little for them to hide behind. This keeps them out in the open most
> of the day. Also gives the crayfish room to scout about in the open so
you
> can see them
>
> The Gills come to the front of the tank everytime I get near hoping that I
> have a cricket or a worm for them to fight over. The newest addition is a
> Hybrid Tiger Musky. He has grown 3 inches in length and 1 1/2" in girth
in
> 6 weeks
>
> This tank is almost more fun that the 120g tropical at home.
>
> JOhn :-)
>
Very interesting combination! What do you plan on doing with the tiger musky
as he gets bigger...it occurs to me that the most frequently used bait here
for tiger musky is a wire leader/two treble hooks/and one poor sunfish.
Cheers, Brian




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[Sajjad Lateef]

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 08:03:42 -0700, Brian wrote:

> Very interesting combination! What do you plan on doing with the tiger musky
> as he gets bigger...

BBQ time. :)

(just kidding!)

[>]

The local DNR has a home picked out for him. Off to the wild wild world and
into the natural food chain.

I know... I will be so attached to him by then that I will be considering
that 1000g tank I was looking at a few weeks ago.

JOhn :-)


"Brian" > wrote in message
...
>
> "><(((\"> John Lange" > wrote in
> message et...
> > I found that my 1# bluegills are rather shy and VERY territorial. I
have
> > plastic plants in the corners covering up the tubes from my UGF and they
> > will hide there if given a chance. The tank (120G) is rather sparse, a
> > (plastic) tree stump in the center of the tank and some natural
> background.
> > Larger River Rock in the bottom. This gives them room to move about,
and
> > very little for them to hide behind. This keeps them out in the open
most
> > of the day. Also gives the crayfish room to scout about in the open so
> you
> > can see them
> >
> > The Gills come to the front of the tank everytime I get near hoping that
I
> > have a cricket or a worm for them to fight over. The newest addition is
a
> > Hybrid Tiger Musky. He has grown 3 inches in length and 1 1/2" in girth
> in
> > 6 weeks
> >
> > This tank is almost more fun that the 120g tropical at home.
> >
> > JOhn :-)
> >
> Very interesting combination! What do you plan on doing with the tiger
musky
> as he gets bigger...it occurs to me that the most frequently used bait
here
> for tiger musky is a wire leader/two treble hooks/and one poor sunfish.
> Cheers, Brian
>
>
>
>
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[IRATE MORMON]

QUOTH "><\(\(\(\\\"> John Lange"
>:

+The local DNR has a home picked out for him. Off to the wild wild
world and
+into the natural food chain.

Oh, this is not a good plan. If the fish outgrows his home then he
should be destroyed. I can't believe the DNR is going along with
this. Hmm,well now that I think about it, I can see why THEY think
it's a good idea. They probably also think Gambusia is an excellent
choice for mosquito control.

Anyway, captive fishes should not be released by aquarists, not even
back into the waters from whence they came.
Prost,

Irate
--------
"Cry to it, nuncle, as the cockney did to the eels when she put 'em i'the paste alive; she knapped 'em o' the coxcombs with a stick and cried 'Down wantons, down!'"

[David Bunch]

"When you kill a fish, you take away everything he has, and everything hes
gonna have."

I released my prized school of bright orange and blue pumpkinseed sunfish
back into the lake from which I rescued them. They were just too
magnificent to kill.

[>]

How did you keep the color while the fish were in captivity? The 3 I have
turned almost white. They had BRIGHT yellow throats when I caught them.

JOhn ><>

"David Bunch" > wrote in message
news:P2xzb.411908$Tr4.1186664@attbi_s03...
> "When you kill a fish, you take away everything he has, and everything hes
> gonna have."
>
> I released my prized school of bright orange and blue pumpkinseed sunfish
> back into the lake from which I rescued them. They were just too
> magnificent to kill.
>
>