Can a Blue Gill be put in a fresh water aquarium wihout it dying and will it eat any other fish in the tank?

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Just wondering im getting a new aquarium 75 gallons

Answer 1

Yes they can. I've kept bluegill, pumpkinseeds, green sunfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and a variety of other native fish in aquaria. You might need to check on the laws of your state to see if you need a permit or fishing license to keep them, and what sizes are legal, though. I've found that the smaller I get them initially, the better they seem to adapt to life in a tank (and they can live years!).

Sunfish have the personalities of cichlids, so if you keep them with other fish, they should be large enough not to be swallowed and able to put up with a little bit of territorial aggression from the the bluegill. I was able to keep small groups of bluegill in a 55 gallon, and bluegill and pumpkinseed together in a 300 gallon, but neither did well with green sunfish which were more aggressive. The bluegills did well with larger minnows and darters though. I never tried keeping them with anything other than other native fish.

They will eat cichlid pellets for a staple food (choose ones in a size they can easily get in their mouth), and I'd give them frozen brine shrimp and bloodworms, and a few live earthworms as treats.

Answer 2

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Can a Blue Gill be put in a fresh water aquarium wihout it dying and will it eat any other fish in the tank?
Just wondering im getting a new aquarium 75 gallons

Answer 3

Copperheads answer is great. I have a Bluegill, and have kept largemouth bass before. Right now I have a small bluegill in with a severum and two mid-sized oscars in a 150 gallon tank. Amazingly enough it is doing great, I thought that the oscars might eat, or at least pick on the bluegill because of it's small size (about an inch and a half and could almost fit in the oscars mouth). He has done fine and is a great fish with a cool little personality.

Like copperhead and I think one other answerer said, You should check you local laws and see if there is a permit that you'd need to have to keep these. I didn't get a permit for my fish, but I know the responsibility of keeping a native fish, being that you don't release the fish back to the wild because of the chance of passing a disease off to the wild population. But I do recommend checking into it and seeing what the law says.

My bluegill, being small, dose not eat fish, but I don't have any fish in the tank that are smaller than it either. I don't recommend keeping this fish with smaller fish though just because of the "attitude" that they have. Like copperhead said they are a lot like a cichlid, and are a somewhat aggressive fish. I feed mine cichlid flakes and mini cichlid pellets, it took to these very quickly probably because of the fishes young age. It's favorite food is little peices of nightcrawlers, but will also eat brine shromp and blood worms, but the nightcrawlers are its favorite.

Bluegill are a schooling fish also and can be kept in groups, this is how it is in the wild, but mine is ok by himself and will sometimes tag along around the oscars. From what I have heard though about having bluegill in schools in a tank is that they become even more aggressive and will pick on any fish in there that isn't one of them.

I hope this helps, good luck, if you do decide on getting one you will enjoy it very much. I really like my bluegill and is a great addition to the tank. If you want you can go to the link below and check out the video of my oscar tank with the bluegill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0AKgWCbjx0

Answer 4

My dad is weird and used to just catch fish out of the river and put them in the river water in an aquarium. Sometimes they would chase the other fish, I never saw them eat another but I'm sure they would if they were smaller. So, I'm sure they can live in fresh water with no problem but I would worry about the well-being of the other fish. Fish can die if they get chased around too much and also if they get their fins nibble too much it will possibly kill them.

Answer 5

Yes a Blue Gill can be put into a freshwater aquarium, just like any other fish you put in your tank it should be acclimated.
It will be more aggressive than most tropical fish you purchase from a pet store. It will probably attack any other fish, especially if they are smaller than it is. It will kill many types of fish purchased from a pet store.

Answer 6

As far as simply putting it in the aquarium I don't think it would be a problem, just as long as it has the right food and such, and yes, if there were any fish in there that we smaller than itself chances are it would eat them.

Answer 7

A blue gill is a fresh water fish. You need to worry more about the temperature and food. I may fight with other fish if it feels threatened but otherwise, it is docile.

Answer 8

yes it will be fine.

I have a huge... huge 12 inch long blue gil male that is in a 55 gallon. They will get along with cleaner water just fine.

Make sure your filteration is KEY. You need a strong filteration with this fish.

Answer 9

i had a blue gill, that came in with a shipment of goldfish feeders. man did he go to town on the bag before we knew he was in there! i seperated him, and man not only did he grow fast, but he was pretty aggressive. yes they will eat fish. but do watch, i know in PA its illegal to own native species of fish, and you can get a pretty hefty fine for it.

Answer 10

I have bluegills here at home. If you put a bluegill in a freshwater tank then its fine, but the fact that it is brackish......

Whatever, also, it could eat the tiny fishes when they are fully grown.