New Pet!!!!!!! 2024
BassMaster_17 reply :
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v285/No_Ice_Kustoms/Big%20Show/?action=view¤t=DSCF5989.flv
Sure is fun to watch, i can sit and watch him/her for hrs.......LOL Feeding time is the best 
jrhennecke reply :
Very cool! Can't wait for the video of feeding time.
Newman12Fan reply :
sweet. Might want to put in a log or something for her to use as cover.
shorefisher reply :
Beautiful fish!
But if I could give a suggestion, I would highly recommend providing a bunch of artificial weeds at one end of the tank so that she can hide and feel secure when she wants to. When fish are completely exposed like that they get stressed and that can lead to many problems.
Best of luck!
-Shore
NewScreenNameAdvised reply :
Awesome. I'm jeleous.
I don't think his little friend is going to be around for too much longer!
Can't wait to see more videos of him eating.
fourbizz reply :
People who put wild fish into tanks that they will outgrow in a matter months are not cool.
fishinfiend reply :
QuotePeople who put wild fish into tanks that they will outgrow in a matter months are not cool.
:
Nice fish Bassmaster!
fourbizz reply :
QuoteQuotePeople who put wild fish into tanks that they will outgrow in a matter months are not cool.:
Nice fish Bassmaster!
:
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
Quote[ Feeding time is the best
Cool, get used to it though, you'll be doing it often. That fish needs 2/3 it's body weight/ day. I personally, could.t afford it.
QuotePeople who put wild fish into tanks that they will outgrow in a matter months are not cool.
Good point Bizz, but only 1 of about 10 that have been covered on the topic repeatedly.
Plase read up before harvesting a wild gamefish. There are state laws, possible disease factors when you release it after realizing you really can't afford to feed it enough, and numerous other factors involved.
There are fish farms that produce beautiful pets, please leave the wild ones where they are.
BassMaster_17 reply :
QuoteQuoteQuotePeople who put wild fish into tanks that they will outgrow in a matter months are not cool.:
Nice fish Bassmaster!
:
After Doing plenty of research the little 6 inch bass has a year in the 25 al tank at least, but b4 a year he/she will be in a 200-250 gal tank. Go into Cabelas or BPS and tell them they are not cool for having a school of 10 5lb fish in 1 500 gal tank.
For the record i realized it was dumb to try to be cool and quit trying to be cool 20 years ago in High School so if i don't fit into the clique or am not thought of as cool WHO CARES!!!! I do what i like and like what i do and if others don't like it oh well thats there choice, & if they do like it COOL!!
THANX to all who posted!!!
BassMaster_17 reply :
QuoteCool, get used to it though, you'll be doing it often. That fish needs 2/3 it's body weight/ day. I personally, could.t afford it.
$5 buys a ton of minnows a week, plus worms and frogs are just a walk out my back door. Most people spend 20-40 a week on beer or 5-10$ a day on tobacco well i dont do either so this is my habit if you want to call it that.
5bass reply :
QuoteFor the record i realized it was dumb to try to be cool and quit trying to be cool 20 years ago in High School so if i don't fit into the clique or am not thought of as cool WHO CARES!!!! I do what i like and like what i do and if others don't like it oh well thats there choice, & if they do like it COOL!!
THANX to all who posted!!!
Bassmaster17....this has nothing to do with any clique's. The pet bass topic gets talked about quite often around here. A few are ok with it, most are not. You should expect to get flamed a little bit. As long as it doesn't get out of hand on either side, the thread can run, otherwise it will get pulled.
trojangolf88 reply :
BassMaster I have a little fish in my aquarium I just got about a week ago. Im gonna try and put a pic of it on here soon because I dont quite know what it is. It looks like a mix between a bass and bream. It is really neat watching him eat. When I first put him in I had 8 goldfish and 2 beta fish in the tank and he ate them all in about 4 days. I only got to see him attack one beta fish, it was really neat, he snuck up on him behind some fake weeds and engulfed him but then the beta fish somehow got out. For the next 2 days I jsut went out and found grasshoppers and crickets, they didnt last more than a second in the water. I bought some fishing worms and thats what Im feeding him right now, its amazing how fast he can get a worm down. I swear one worm was longer than him and he ate it in 2 gulps. I think you should add some fake weeds or a fake plant or something, they have them at walmart and my fish seems to like them. Cool fish though
Joe Boss reply :
I have to agree with the others in the thread who have suggested adding some plants for cover. Without somewhere to hide the fish will be stressed, that could lead to an early demise.
I think it will help in the long run to change the white gravel in the tank to something darker. Natural river stone shades would be great. Light color gravel has a tendency to wash out the fishes colors.
Movarus reply :
Nice fish, I also can't wait for a feeding time video!
;D ;D
Sam reply :
The poor thing sure could use some structure on the bottom.
BassMaster_17 reply :
QuoteI have to agree with the others in the thread who have suggested adding some plants for cover. Without somewhere to hide the fish will be stressed, that could lead to an early demise.I think it will help in the long run to change the white gravel in the tank to something darker. Natural river stone shades would be great. Light color gravel has a tendency to wash out the fishes colors.
Living 60 miles from a town with store other than a local general merchandise store, so you take what you can get when you can get it. Especially wth todays gas prices. In due time there will be some darker, rocks and some fake weeds but for now he/ she is fine. She swims up to the side of the tank whenever someone approches it, its not like she sees a shadow and scatters and trys to hide. She loves the attention.
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
QuoteQuoteI have to agree with the others in the thread who have suggested adding some plants for cover. Without somewhere to hide the fish will be stressed, that could lead to an early demise.I think it will help in the long run to change the white gravel in the tank to something darker. Natural river stone shades would be great. Light color gravel has a tendency to wash out the fishes colors.
Living 60 miles from a town with store other than a local general merchandise store, so you take what you can get when you can get it. Especially wth todays gas prices. In due time there will be some darker, rocks and some fake weeds but for now he/ she is fine. She swims up to the side of the tank whenever someone approches it, its not like she sees a shadow and scatters and trys to hide. She loves the attention.
No,...it's starving and has associated your approach with "food".
Put it in it's natural environment and see which of us is right. I'm thinking it won't hang around at your ankles waiting for more "attention".
I hate being hard on someone but you clearly haven't taken the time to educate yourself on this subject yet have gone ahead and harvested a wild game fish anyway. To me, that's just irresponsible. There are scenarios/situations where bass are fine in captivity, yours is not one of them.
Jay_G reply :
Russ, not sure where you are getting your numbers, but here is a pretty good article for you pertaining to the amount of food a bass needs a day. Maximum of 15% of body weight down to 5% daily.
I have seen you throw that number out before and just curious where you get that?
http://aqua.ucdavis.edu/dbweb/outreach/aqua/201RFS.PDF
Micro reply :
I think it's fine. I think it's an intersting "pet" and I wish you luck with it. I do concur there needs to be some structure and you will need a bigger tank soon. As for feed fish, I'd get a second aquarium where you can keep live food at hand.
RFatt16 reply :
I have a spare tank and was looking into starting up a tank with a smallie. Could you give me some details through PM on how upkeep is, how to set up the tank etc. that sort of thing.
BassMaster_17 reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteI have to agree with the others in the thread who have suggested adding some plants for cover. Without somewhere to hide the fish will be stressed, that could lead to an early demise.I think it will help in the long run to change the white gravel in the tank to something darker. Natural river stone shades would be great. Light color gravel has a tendency to wash out the fishes colors.
Living 60 miles from a town with store other than a local general merchandise store, so you take what you can get when you can get it. Especially wth todays gas prices. In due time there will be some darker, rocks and some fake weeds but for now he/ she is fine. She swims up to the side of the tank whenever someone approches it, its not like she sees a shadow and scatters and trys to hide. She loves the attention.
No,...it's starving and has associated your approach with "food".
Put it in it's natural environment and see which of us is right. I'm thinking it won't hang around at your ankles waiting for more "attention".
I hate being hard on someone but you clearly haven't taken the time to educate yourself on this subject yet have gone ahead and harvested a wild game fish anyway. To me, that's just irresponsible. There are scenarios/situations where bass are fine in captivity, yours is not one of them.
LMAO, it dont get food everytime someone walks up to the tank.....LOL Its funny how people seem to think a animal or fish cant have a personality, I believe Leroy Brown did (the 1lb BassTom Mann added to his pool of much lafger bass) In Mann's Words he DOMINATED his new home. In the 8 years he taugt him to jump through hoops and eat live bait from his hand and became a attraction at Tom Mann's fish world and even eclipsed his owners notoriety. Not that my fish will ever do tha but hey are not the impersonible objects that just bite our lures, as most would think.
The fish has clear water, more food than it cares to eat, and plenty of space, just like a most gold fish, pirahnas or other fish people have in there tanks & i don't see the negativity in them being owned. Anyway i am done with the negativity if you dont like it FINE good for you, the fish is not going anywhere but to a bigger tank soon to live its life (with probably a couple more bass) 1 year 10 years who knows. Thanx for telling me how, dumb, irresponsible and uncool i am though!!! Also i am glad to hear from the people who enjoy it as much as i do. Its all good
Bassaholic84 reply :
As long as you provide it with what it needs i see no problem with it. If you put it in a bigger tank and feed it well that bass will be doing better then it could in the wild. The bass has no sharp hooks jamming it in the jaw so its better off if you ask me. Who knows how many bass die from our hooks damaging them and causing them stress. I THINK IT IS IGNORANT to say that the bass is not well and is better off in its natural habitat when we trick the same fish into biting a FAKE minnow that has a hook that is going to be thrusted into the fish and then reeled threw water and taken out of its natural habitat. Some eat them and never put them back. Atleast hes giving the bass a chance to live and not throwing it on the grill. If you think the pet bass is WRONG then maybe you should rethink Bass fishing. It is a violent sport sometimes you hook them in the eyes is that good for them? Is a hook jammed threw its body good? Fishing is not good fish period in no way whatsoever. By catching them YOU ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING GOOD FOR THEM.
Bassaholic84 reply :
BUT YOU MUST GIVE THE BASS WHAT IT NEEDS if you do there is nothing wrong with it and according to a bassmaster article i read it said a bass more then 5 lbs needs atleast 5 foot of depth so as the fish grows you need have an adequite tank for it and it might have to be a big one.
Evan Sharp reply :
i did this with 2 pike that were like 4inches when i caught them and they never got any bigger than 8inches and yea i had them in a 100gallon tank so.... that think will probally not get any bigger.
bass wrangler569 reply :
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteI have to agree with the others in the thread who have suggested adding some plants for cover. Without somewhere to hide the fish will be stressed, that could lead to an early demise.I think it will help in the long run to change the white gravel in the tank to something darker. Natural river stone shades would be great. Light color gravel has a tendency to wash out the fishes colors.
Living 60 miles from a town with store other than a local general merchandise store, so you take what you can get when you can get it. Especially wth todays gas prices. In due time there will be some darker, rocks and some fake weeds but for now he/ she is fine. She swims up to the side of the tank whenever someone approches it, its not like she sees a shadow and scatters and trys to hide. She loves the attention.
No,...it's starving and has associated your approach with "food".
Put it in it's natural environment and see which of us is right. I'm thinking it won't hang around at your ankles waiting for more "attention".
I hate being hard on someone but you clearly haven't taken the time to educate yourself on this subject yet have gone ahead and harvested a wild game fish anyway. To me, that's just irresponsible. There are scenarios/situations where bass are fine in captivity, yours is not one of them.
LMAO, it dont get food everytime someone walks up to the tank.....LOL Its funny how people seem to think a animal or fish cant have a personality, I believe Leroy Brown did (the 1lb BassTom Mann added to his pool of much lafger bass) In Mann's Words he DOMINATED his new home. In the 8 years he taugt him to jump through hoops and eat live bait from his hand and became a attraction at Tom Mann's fish world and even eclipsed his owners notoriety. Not that my fish will ever do tha but hey are not the impersonible objects that just bite our lures, as most would think.
The fish has clear water, more food than it cares to eat, and plenty of space, just like a most gold fish, pirahnas or other fish people have in there tanks & i don't see the negativity in them being owned. Anyway i am done with the negativity if you dont like it FINE good for you, the fish is not going anywhere but to a bigger tank soon to live its life (with probably a couple more bass) 1 year 10 years who knows. Thanx for telling me how, dumb, irresponsible and uncool i am though!!! Also i am glad to hear from the people who enjoy it as much as i do. Its all good
Dude don't worry about it, its your fish and I don't see any problem with what you're doing or how your feeding it. Everytime I walk in the kitchen my dogs fly in to see if I'm going to give them any food. Believe me when I tell you they are not starving but they beg for food anyway. I imagine a bass is capable of doing the same thing. I don't know if I would feel comfortable keeping a bass but I don't think of it as an ethical or morale dilemma as long as you take care of it. As far as people making you feel irresponisble, uncool, or idiotic just remember, everyone is someone elses moron.
stinkfist reply :
Quote. It looks like a mix between a bass and bream.
Google "goggle eye" or "war mouth" that sounds like what you have.
Bassin_Fin@tic reply :
QuoteAs long as you provide it with what it needs i see no problem with it. If you put it in a bigger tank and feed it well that bass will be doing better then it could in the wild. The bass has no sharp hooks jamming it in the jaw so its better off if you ask me. Who knows how many bass die from our hooks damaging them and causing them stress. I THINK IT IS IGNORANT to say that the bass is not well and is better off in its natural habitat when we trick the same fish into biting a FAKE minnow that has a hook that is going to be thrusted into the fish and then reeled threw water and taken out of its natural habitat. Some eat them and never put them back. Atleast hes giving the bass a chance to live and not throwing it on the grill. If you think the pet bass is WRONG then maybe you should rethink Bass fishing. It is a violent sport sometimes you hook them in the eyes is that good for them? Is a hook jammed threw its body good? Fishing is not good fish period in no way whatsoever. By catching them YOU ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING GOOD FOR THEM.
And IMO that gentleman said it best.
Just because MOST of us release the fish after we catch them does that mean we are being kind to them? We are only doing it so that we or someone else can catch them and cause bodily injury and or trauma again :
It's your fish and as long as you know what your getting into and are willing to accept it I don't see a problem either 
Also remember that anytime somebody is doing something that they enjoy there is always going to be someone there to say its wrong or you can't do it >
sambrochill reply :
hey man i think thats awesome havin a pet bass
just take care of the guy
but be sure to post videos of feeding time some time soon, that would be awesome
SuskyDude reply :
Quotei did this with 2 pike that were like 4inches when i caught them and they never got any bigger than 8inches and yea i had them in a 100gallon tank so.... that think will probally not get any bigger.
They probably weren't pike! Most likely pickerel.
grimlin reply :
As long as it's "legal" I can't say i have a problem with it.
It's illegal here to keep game fish as pets.That's all i know.
Eddie Munster reply :
Hey when it gets a little bigger, see if it'll hit a banjo minnow.
Low_Budget_Hooker reply :
QuoteAs long as it's "legal" I can't say i have a problem with it.It's illegal here to keep game fish as pets.That's all i know.
Same in RI, not "illegal" but a permit is required.
shorefisher reply :
QuoteLiving 60 miles from a town with store other than a local general merchandise store, so you take what you can get when you can get it. Especially wth todays gas prices. In due time there will be some darker, rocks and some fake weeds but for now he/ she is fine. She swims up to the side of the tank whenever someone approches it, its not like she sees a shadow and scatters and trys to hide. She loves the attention.
I hear you but once you get a few clumps of weeds on one side watch how much time she spends there. I bet you will see what I meant.
NitroMan reply :
QuoteHey when it gets a little bigger, see if it'll hit a banjo minnow.
Banjo Minnows are killers!!!
harshman reply :
Weither it is legal to keep him as a pet or not, was he long enough to keep out of the water in the first place? Where I'm from they have to be at least 12" long or you put them back into the water........keeping a short fish is illegal weither you are going to make him a pet of supper.
I like the idea of studing a fish out of his environment but I'd do a little more homework before just bringing one home and throwing him in a tank that you have not prepared for him to live in. Heck drop a stick in the tank or something give the dude something to hide by.
Harshman
-HAWK- reply :
Why is it that it is legal to take a Largemouth Bass home and eat it, but not to keep it in an aquarium? Do they fear that the Bass will be spread to different bodies of water? Spread diseases? What is the deal here I dont get it.
-nick- reply :
im getting a 125 gallon aquarium and wanna have at least 2 small largemouths in it....it comes with a pump do i need to buy a filter? what else should i have in it to keep it clean and to keep the bass alive? any help would be great...thanks
SuskyDude reply :
Quoteim getting a 125 gallon aquarium and wanna have at least 2 small largemouths in it....it comes with a pump do i need to buy a filter? what else should i have in it to keep it clean and to keep the bass alive? any help would be great...thanks
Too small of a tank for two. Yes you need a filter. If you didn't know that I suggest you don't keep bass. Try getting some pet store fish.
Personally, I don't think anyone should keep bass in an aquarium.
-nick- reply :
idk ive been looking into it for about a week now and ive read a 55-75 can easily hold at least one small largemouth...ive went and looked at them and 125 i believe could easily hold 2 about 4 inch largemouth...of course i would try it w/anohter fish first...i just didnt know if bass were dif. and dindt need a filter or something...i dont see a problem with it if its going to be released when it outgrows the tank
SuskyDude reply :
I don't know where you read that a 55 is enough for a LM, but that is very wrong. A 55 is barely enough to keep a bluegill. The minimum size tank for ONE LM bass, recomended by people who have been keeping native fish for years (experts if you will) is 180 gal. Most keep one in 200+
Finally, DO NOT RELEASE A NATIVE FISH BACK INTO THE WILD after you've kept in an aquarium. You run the risk of infecting the body of water with whatever disease your bass might pick u pin captivity. Trust me, it can happen. Once you take a fish home, it should be for life.
Sorry if this is not what you wanted to hear, but its the truth.
-nick- reply :
yeah what i've have been hearing is all over the place...ive read this one guy had one in a 75 for over a lil over a year the only thing is with the tank is it wont get too big if you keep it in a smaller tank...from the videos i've seen the 125 gal im gettin is a lot bigger than other ppls ive seen with a lm in their tanks...but ive also heard what ur saying and that it shouldnt be smaller than 180...yet again i wasnt thinking id be keeping it until it turned into a monster bass...but that was the first time ive heard u cant rerelease it...every site ive seen ppl are saying thats what htey do is rerelease htem when they outgrow the tank...thanks for the help though
SuskyDude reply :
Whatever you do,
Do not release them back into the wild. No matter what other people do.
NANFA (North American Native Fish Association) has a great forum about keeping native fish. These guys KNOW what they're talking about. Most of them have been keeping natives for decades. A good number of them are biologists, and or hold degrees in aquatics and fisheries sciences. I highly suggest you check their forum out.
I'd post a link, but I'm computer illiterate. Just google "nanfa forum".
PS. Just a tip, If you want to be taken seriously on this site, you should clean up your spelling/grammar. That last post was brutal. No offense.
SimonSays reply :
Buy an Oscar! You won't get so much flak for it on the forums, they have really nice colors and they're predators like LMBs
related General Bass Fishing Forum topic
most viewed General Bass Fishing Forum topic
© 2024 - fishing.qciss.net. All Rights Reserved.