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125 gallon bluegill tank

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Here are some pics of a tank I put up about 3 weeks ago.... hope you enjoy.... its a work in progress...;)



 
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#64 ·
I guess one of the benefits of doing a native scape with our own caught fish (likely using a minnow trap and a seine) is that it really doesn't matter if any of them get eaten. We can always catch more, and the rest need to eat anyway! hah! I appreciate the info on the driftwood. If I can't find anything that fits and looks nice closer to Texas I'll definitely give them a call.

BTW - this will be done using the NPT El Natural methods, so if I don't completely ruin it I'll post some pics on the El Natural forum once I begin. It'll be a few weeks until I have the tank ready to move into the living room, and of course a few weeks after that to get some time-lapse.

Until next time, Stay out of the Mud!
 
#68 ·
Hey I just wanted to chime in that I've been watching this tank for months, I've always loved it, and I'm sorry to hear about losing the bluegill; was a gorgeous fish. I'd love to try a native tank someday, there's a story my grandpa used to like to tell about when I was five and fishing on his dock and I nearly got pulled into the lake by a sunny. Love to have a tank with a sunny and name it something like, "Ugly Jerk" just out of revenge.
 
#77 ·
thanks......the rusty crayfish are the only ones I have been able to keep in this tank...I think it has something to do with the fact that they are more aggressive than any other crayfish I have kept....and that their exoskeleton is much harder.....everyone gets along pretty well....provided they stay out of the green sunfish area....
 
#78 ·
Very cool tank. I used to keep a couple rock bass in a tank about that size. They were awesome. Expensive to keep fed though, they only wanted live foods. I have wanted a gill tank for ages just dont have the room right now.

You are right about those rustys. They are vicious. They have become a real nuisance species in many areas where they were illegally introduced.
 
#81 ·
I have a longear in the tank now......I am not sure if the Orange Spot are in MI or not....I have never seen one here......

I really want to upgrade to the Marineland 300Gal tank, stand, and canopy.....I just have to wait to get one at a decient price...... I will also have to move that to the lower level of the house.....

Then I will use the 125 as a breeding tank for my pike cichlids
 
#82 ·
well I got it into my head that I needed to keep crayfish in the tank. I added 6 rusty crayfish out of a local river this past summer. I used rusty crayfish because the fish eat anyother type of crayfish I have added. The rusty seems to have a harder shell and are more agressive. Bad Idea, The rusties ate many of the plants. They have since been removed and I will have some new pics up soon. Most of the plants have grown back in but lost some of my favorites.

I have not had much luck with cyperus helferi? No matter what tank I put it in. It always seems to die within 10 months or so. Anyone having the same experience? I am using seachem plant gravel dosing seachem ferts and co2.
 
#84 ·
Excellent tank! Until recently I had a couple bluegill and a crayfish in a ten gallon (oops, I know) I have always liked the idea of a native tank like this. Sunfish are really good looking fish. Sorry about your plants, though. Crayfish are always hit and miss with plants, but I know some are okay. Are there any native species that would work in planted aquariums?
 
#90 ·
For weeks now I have been trying to get some pics of the Warmouth. He tends to be a bit camera shy. He is also becomming one of my favorite fish. Many times feeding from my hand. But as soon as he sees the camera he is gone. Its kind of comical. I will post some pics as soon as I get them
 
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