if i catch a catfish or bass at a lake will it survive in an aquarium?
2006-08-26 15:02:36 · 8 answers · asked by your_ma_was_here 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
That depends on it's size and how big your tank is, likely the fish will outgrow the tank. It may not eat flake or pellet food and only eat live food, so you should think about it before you try.
2006-08-26 15:10:01 · answer #1 · answered by smc2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may survive if you use some of the water from the lake so it can adjust to the setting. But catching a wild fish and raising it is risky. if you put other fish into the tank later, say one you bought from the store. Since the catfish is wild, it has unknown diseases that maybe new and kill the other fishes around it.
2006-08-27 01:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by harggie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, yes. But be sure you have a good pump to circulate the water. I don't know about bass, but I know catfish can cause a lot of dirt and fungus to accumulate in a tank, which will stink over time. Plus, catfish can grow quit big so make sure you have a tank big enough to accomodate it. I've seen catfish pull out of the lake that topped over 100 pounds!
2006-08-26 22:09:12 · answer #3 · answered by lilbitadevil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the care it gets I believe we had some fish we caught at a lake in a aquarium at one time just make sure you keep it a normal temp. for the fish and feed it what it would probably eat as if it was in the lake same with the lighting otherwise it might go into like shock and die. I don't know really that is just my guess.
2006-08-26 22:16:39 · answer #4 · answered by Little one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible (i've kept natives such as sunfish, pike, darters, and many others) if the aquarium is large enough, well established (cycled, etc), and the temp is kept low. If you cannot keep your temp in the low 70s, high 60s, you would need to invest in a chiller, which can be quite expensive.
It would also be illegal to take any gamefish, such as bass, if they are under regulation size.
2006-08-26 23:02:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably will, as long as the water is de-chlorinated ect., A word of caution though, in most states keeping wild fish in aquariums is illegal.
2006-08-26 22:09:09 · answer #6 · answered by gourdman1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a very large aquarium, otherwise, it's cruel to put either of those fish in one..
2006-08-26 22:08:49 · answer #7 · answered by chuckufarley2a 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need a 50 gallon or bigger tank. these get really big, the bigger they get you will need to get bigger tanks, if you get a 100 gallon tank or bigger then the fish will be able to grow and swim with no problem, you will need to get minnows to feed them
2006-08-28 21:52:14 · answer #8 · answered by JESUS loves 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋