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Re: Questions from a beginner
DaveCyndy at aol_com wrote:
> 1)Will the greenside darters and sculpins eat anything except live foods?
> I have only been able to get them to take, tiny earthworms, black worms,
> brine shrimp, and various nymphs I have caught(tedious).
Tank-raised Iowa Darters will eat flake food if forced but do best on live foods. Wild
ones will not eat flake.
> 2)Will a yellow bullhead become aggressive (i.e. eat) toward the smaller fish
> as he gets larger? Right now about 4"-5" and growing rapidly.
Bullheads eat anything, living or not, that they can get into their mouths. They will
also bully their own species in the tank is not very large.
> 3)Will crayfish bother other fish in the tank? I saw a note somewhere that
> said they will attempt to catch fish during the night.
Don't know.
> 4)Will red breastsunfish and/or rock bass coexist with anything else? All
> individuals that I have tried are very nasty to each other and any other
> species in the tank(75 gal)
Sunfish are fairly similar to cichlids. If anything they are nastier in close quarters.
> 5)Any suggestions for catching madtoms?
I believe they live under rocks in swift current and feed at night. Darter catching
techniques should work.
Good luck!
-- Carl
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