Not fishing but fish related

[MuskieBait]

(01-19-2015 03:58 PM)Eli Wrote:  What's the volume of your tank?

I'm eyeing an 80gal set-up but am anxious to commit...due to prolonged, on-going commitment that is required. I don't think a tank is something that should be done half-assed so it would make prolonged getaways a challenge. Having to look for a tank sitter and making sure there is a backup power supply for oxygen in case of a power outage. Still, keeping some native panfish, stonecats, hogsuckers, shiners, and maybe even a grass pickerel would be beyond cool.
I could of course go with koi which are among the easiest species to keep, but they're not as cool as natives.

It's a 5gal. Looks bigger but it really is only 5gal.

Yeah, I'm realizing that once there is an aquarium, like any pets, it becomes really, really difficult for prolonged getaways. At least with tropicals, you can use automatic feeders. With natives, it may take a while to train them to take prepared food.

The other thing with natives is that they are dirty...very high bioload especially if you feed them live or frozen foods. It's best if you set up a planted tank to soak up all the nutrients.

Still, in the future, I'd like something like a 20 long.

Once you set up an 80gal, we can get you a small Grassie for the tank They may top out at 8" so the 80gal could be OK.