New Fishies!

I have been saving up for and cleaning for my new 120 gallon aquarium. It will be freshwater and it's inhabitants will be
1x Northern Pike
2x Black Bullhead
1x Largemouth Bass

As soon as I get it I will get pictures posted.

 

A 120 gallon tank is not big enough to house those fish.

The pike gets over 4' long, the bass around 2', and the bullheads 10" - 12".

You'd be better off forgetting about the pike and bass and sticking with the 2 bullheads and one other fish that doesn't get over 12".

-Chelle

 

I know they all get that big. I am gonna get rid of the pike as soon as he cant turn around in the tank anymore (about a year or 2). And the bass are capable of living in there. I have researched that one.

 

Thats really mean to wait till its THAT big...

 

Yeah, that's pretty cruel. Especially considering that once those couple of years come you might not be able to find a home for him

 

What I meant by getting rid of him was I meant when he gets that big I am going to take him to the Wolf Rive near me and release him into his real natural habitat so he can be free as he wants. I think that is nice don't you? I have done that before. I like to study these fishes that's why I keep them in the tanks. And then of course I release them back to their natural habitats.

 

Nothing wrong with keeping them and then releasing them back into their natural environments so long as you can properly care for them and they are in fact a native fish. I just meant that keeping a fish too big to turn around in your tank is pretty mean.

 

Best of luck, I know first hand that fish keeping can be very hit or miss.

 

i also know that too. I have learned from my failures and gained experience from them. Thanks for the good luck, I am real excited.

 

How big are they?
What are your water parameters?
How long have you had them in there?
What filtration do you have?
How often do you do water changes?

-Chelle

 

Thats what I was thinking because the 3 pet stores said Pike and Largemouth Bass can be kept in the minimum of 90 and 120 would be perfect for adulthood. Native fishes dont really need perfect water parameters because they are extremely hardy fish. anything less than 74 and more than 59 is good for any native.

 

u really shouldnt keep that many in there i have to agree. maybe until they are 5/6 inches but thats still alot.