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08-20-2008, 10:25 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Aug 2008
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|  BLuegill problems! I caught this bluegill and put it in a fish tank with 2 3-4inch goldfish a red eye tetra and a danio a great danio and a little albaino catfish. He wont come out of the corner half the time and he wont eat yet. I have had him for about 2 days and just wondering if there is something wrong im doing or if its the fish. |
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08-20-2008, 11:03 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: in front of my tanks or on the ground
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| Are your water parameters right for the bluegill? What size is the bluegill/tank? If its a wild caught fish it could have diseases harmful to your other fish.It might just be the shock of captivity. Some fish have trouble just adjusting from tank to tank let alone from the wild to a tank. Its like taking a rich man from his three story home and throwing him into a prison in mexico, that first month is going to be hell. |
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08-20-2008, 11:20 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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| Just give him time to acclimate, for some fish it can take over a week. As long as your water parameters are all good he should be fine. You do need to do some research on the current fish you have. All but the tetra and danio shouldn't be in a tank that small, and you have cold water fish mixed with tropicals. Tropicals need a heater, the others don't. |
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08-20-2008, 12:40 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: middletown, CT
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| how big is the bluegill? sounds like it's in shock. you just need to be patient. natives take a bit of time (weeks) to adjust and to get used to "fish food." i would not keep the bluegill with your current stock, as bluegills are coldwater fish (lose any heaters you might have). plus, chances are, the bluegill will eat the other fish. any pics?
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08-20-2008, 03:02 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona
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| 4-5 inches? Ohhhh, you're tank is waaaay too small then.  If you can, yes, take the other fish out. (I'd go with the 1 inch of fish per gallon rule here.)  Good luck though.
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08-20-2008, 03:08 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Savage, MN
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| Also, Bluegills are more or less schooling fish and like to hang with their own species whenever possible.
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