I was just recently down by the lake-thing in my backyard, and I noticed some fish that looked very similar to the Red-Tailed Shark. If they were Red-Tailed Sharks wouldn't it be possible to catch them and put them in a tank?
I figured that they wouldn't survive in a normal fish tank, not only because of the limit of space, but because the chemicals from the water that they are in now is probably very different than water in my tank. Some one at my local pet store told me that as long as I move them from the lake-thing to my tank while they were still young, they'd survive, but I think he might be wrong. Does anyone know whether or not those fish would live in a normal fish tank?
Thank you in advance.
2007-01-20 04:41:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
..Also, does anyone know what type of fish this is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/closetpenguin/RandomOther/DSC07135.jpg
2007-01-20 04:59:22 · update #1
These are the little guys I caught:
- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/closetpenguin/RandomOther/DSC07365.jpg
- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v479/closetpenguin/RandomOther/DSC07369.jpg
Anyone know what they are? I'm pretty sure they're still young. Any guess is as good as mine.
2007-01-20 05:17:12 · update #2
You probably could, but just do like you were buying fish at a pet store. Bag them and float them. Slowly add water from your tank to the bag. Doing this will acclimate them to the tanks water without shocking them too badly.
If you have other fish though, keep in mind he may be have a disease, or may not be too friendly. He is probably used to eating other fish for survival.
2007-01-20 04:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by Fish Lover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As for the top photo (fish on hook), this is some type of sunfish. I can't see the throat markings, so I'm not exactly sure which. One possibility would be Bluegill (see http://www.fishbase.com/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=3375&genusname=Lepomis&speciesname=macrochirus). For other choices, use this link and click on the scientific names for each (http://www.fishbase.com/NomenClature/ScientificNameSearchList.php?crit1_fieldname=SYNONYMS.SynGenus&crit1_fieldtype=CHAR&crit1_operator=EQUAL&crit1_value=lepomis&crit2_fieldname=SYNONYMS.SynSpecies&crit2_fieldtype=CHAR&crit2_operator=contains&crit2_value=&group=summary&backstep=-2) This may be a native fish to your area.
The trouble with sunfish is they usually have two color patterns - one brightly colored (like you see in the web page photos or in books) and a drab protective color (totally pale, or pale with vertical striping like in your photo). So look at characteristics such as fin and "ear" shape more than body color. Also, it would help to know the general area you are in.
The fish in the second and third photos looks like a mosquitofish. It would help to know size here. These are a relative of guppies and about that size (see photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquitofish - the one shown is a female, a male would have the gonopodium, just like a male guppy).
I've kept both sunfish (bluegill, green, pumpkinseed, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rock bass) and mosquitofish successfully in aquaria. I got most as fish under 2" and kept them with similar-sized fish) For acclimation, I put an airstone in their container (a minnow bucket) and let them come up to room temperature overnight. The following morning I do a standard 15-20 minute acclimation by doing partial (25%) water chages in their bucket before moving them to their new tank. Whether or not you'd be successful will depend on the size tank you will keep them in (I had a 29 gallon for smaller fish and 55 for large - stock lightly and provide plenty of rock/wood for cover), the adult size(s) of the fish, and what you mix together.
In the state where I live, I need a special permit (for gamefish) and a fishing license (for all) to keep them. Before you get "the thing that looks like the red-tailed shark", you should check your state's laws regarding "fishing". Although, if it is a non-native fish that someone released from their home tank "because it got too big", your fish/game dept. should thank YOU for removing it/them from the natural environment. I agree about using precautions in case of disease, though. You don't know where these fish have been, or to what they've been exposed!
2007-01-20 19:42:50 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure..what is a lake-thing?
2007-01-20 12:49:31 · answer #3 · answered by anastasia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might be able to. are they real sharks???
2007-01-20 12:46:45 · answer #4 · answered by Lexi S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋