Is This Beter Bluegil Caresheet It Been Spell Checked

[grimmy]

Ok if you want a Bluegill you’ll need the following at least a 55 gallon with a power filter. set your tank up make sure everything working. Now for the decor river bottom pebbles live plants preferred. Oh I forgot to get a good dechorlinator like stress coat then stress same. Now stress zyme is a chemical that has beneficial bacteria .then do a fishless cycle for 7 weeks then you can also get a pleco. Now the bluegill go to your nearest pond or creek catch a little fish use wax worms with a extra small hook .then it probably wont eat for a day or two then try to feed them feeder guppies and offer a little bit of fish flake or perfered pellets that you feed oscars and shrimp, waxworms as a snack keep the temp around 70-78 no higher.

 

[rdd1952]

Stress Zyme is not a dechlorinator and really does not contain any beneficial bacteria. In most people's opinion, it is a waste of money.

Personally, I don't care for the idea of taking a gamefish like a bluegill from it's natural habitat (a huge lake or pond) and placing it into a small aquarium. I think the only time that is proper is if you can get fry that have never actually acclimated to their natural environent so it will never realize the difference between the pond and tank. That is only my personal opinion and I know that could lead to a hot debate as quite a few of our tropical fish are wild caught and end up in tanks.

 

[grimmy]

yes but even though they are wild cat they still make good pets from my personal experiense

 

[rdd1952]

I understand that they make good pets. But (and as I said this point can be debated to death), is it ethical to take an animal from it's natural habitat and put it into a small enclosure? In my opinion, it would be the same as a person being sent to prison. They are used to being able to go and do as they please with no constraints on space and then suddenly finding themselves in a 10x10 (or what ever size they are) cell against their will. They would survive there but certainly would not be happy. I don't know if fish experience emotions such as happiness or not but I certainly don't think they would be "at home" in a small tank after living in a pond or lake.

Once again, just my personal opinion. And before someone tells me that I have SAEs that are wild caught, I will say that I got those before I knew much about them and the fact that they weren't tank bred.

 

[grimmy]

oh thats ur point but still that why i said atleas a 55 gal 150 gal will be idle

 

[afishdude]

pleco cant be with a coldwater fish like a bluegill. theres too much of a temp difference.

bluegill is at 70-75ºF and pleco at 80ºF

 

[rdd1952]

Common plecs can easily be kept in cool water tanks. Their temp range is from the upper 60s to low 80s so they would be fine. Most are probably kept in the 76 to 78 range of a normal tropical tank and rarely do they see 80 degrees. Im sure there are some that need a little warmer water butmost all will be fine in the low 70s.

 

[grimmy]

so i guess i did better than i thought

 

[grimmy]

did i

 

[rdd1952]

Plecos can definitely be kept in the same temperature water as bluegills. I don't have any experience with game fish so I don't know about compatibility issues.

 

[grimmy]

they wont even look at eachother never fought hows my grammer

 

[afishdude]

they wont even look at eachother never fought hows my grammer

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they will not even look at each other. Never fought. How is my grammer?

see how the sentince is nice and typed. well thought out and easy to read.

 

[grimmy]

Thankyou im getting better slowly lol