Hello

[Fish Fan1]

Welcome, Matt!

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

Not great pics, but this will give you an idea of what the brook trout tank looks like. To give scale he is about 8 inches long. The water is a bit low in one of the pics as I was in the process of a water change.

 

[jaylach]

Sorry if this has already been stated but what do you feed the trout?

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

He's currently being feed NLS float pellets, with supplementation of brine shrimp, mysids or blood worms.

 

[jaylach]

He's currently being feed NLS float pellets, with supplementation of brine shrimp, mysids or blood worms.

Cool!

Did you know that brook trout are not actually trout but, rather a member of the Char and Salmon families as are many of the fish we call trout?

Despite its name, it is actually not a true trout but rather a species of char.

Is a Brook Trout Really a Trout? - Trickyfish

Brook Trout, also known as Salvelinus fontinalis, is a popular freshwater fish that is native to eastern North America. But, is it really a trout? Let’s dive into the world of fish taxonomy and find out. What is a trout? ... Read More

trickyfish.co

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

Cool!

Did you know that brook trout are not actually trout but, rather a member of the Char and Salmon families as are many of the fish we call trout?

Is a Brook Trout Really a Trout? - Trickyfish

Brook Trout, also known as Salvelinus fontinalis, is a popular freshwater fish that is native to eastern North America. But, is it really a trout? Let’s dive into the world of fish taxonomy and find out. What is a trout? ... Read More

trickyfish.co

This I did know

 

[jaylach]

This I did know

Doesn't really matter as it is still a cool fish.

Will never probably happen but I'd love to have a 300 gallon tank populated with blue gill and crappies. Mayhaps even a larger tank with a couple of small mouth bass to go with the blue gills and crappies.

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

Yah natives have a certain appeal for sure. They weren't in the pics, but there are 4 pumpkinseeds in there with him. He will school with them sometimes which is kind of fun to watch. I done quite a few over the years. I've had rainbow trout, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, blacknose dace, red breasted sunfish and creek chubs.

Just make sure if you ever do for natives, you look up the laws in your area. Over here, if they are game fish you have to get a permit from the state, and then they either have to come from a hatchery of be taken by legal methods and be of legal size. Bait fish no permit is required

 

[gwand]

What water temperature do brook trout require?

 

[Rusty_Shackleford]

I'm kinda surprised it's eating NLS pellets. I would have thought live food for sure. Then again if it's farm raised it was more than likely eating pellets.

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

I'm kinda surprised it's eating NLS pellets. I would have thought live food for sure. Then again if it's farm raised it was more than likely eating pellet

Most wild fish can be trained to eat pellets sooner or later. Some are harder than others.

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

What water temperature do brook trout require?

I would say just above freezing, with the lethal limit being low 70s. A lot of it depends on water oxygenation, more so than temp. However as the temp gets warmer the water can't hold as much O2. I would say the optimal temp is probably high 40s to low 60s. When outside the optimal temp feeding slows. When it is on the warmer end, to a point you tend to see the trout swimming around more to increase oxygenation, until the very upper limit.

 

[Itsadeepbluesea]

I'm kinda surprised it's eating NLS pellets. I would have thought live food for sure. Then again if it's farm raised it was more than likely eating pellets.

Interestingly the hardest ones I found to transition were the yellow perch. They were very stubborn