How To Raise Pet Bass! Largemouth Bass Aquarium!
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- čas přidán 16. 08. 2020
- Today... let's learn how to raise pet bass!!
Largemouth Bass make amazing aquarium fish and I want to share with you how to raise pet bass so that you can share in the experience of keeping these fish at home! Any questions I missed, feel free to comment below or message me on Instagram!
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I've raised bass in aquariums for the last 50 years. Even bred both largemouth and peacocks. I thought your video was interesting but a few points I'd make. Number one, start with a small bass. Maybe 2 inches or less. They are more likely to accept being in a glass enclosure than a larger fish. I've tried to keep a larger bass and it's always the same. They constantly hit the glass sides of the aquarium and as a result, they bruise their lower jaw allowing a fungus. The fungus will kill them. A small bass learns to accept the confinement and even when it grows larger, it will not keep testing the glass limitations. You mentioned never letting them go back into the wild, but you didn't offer a reason. The reason is they grow dependent on you providing food. You can raise a small bass in a 55 gallon. Better to start them in a larger tank, but a 55 will work. I've had both largemouth and peacock bass spawn in a 125 gallon tank - and raise their fry.
@@donsfishvideos752 what do you consider a small bass is 6-8 inches small?
Got three 1 inch bass
I’ve had my new bass tank for about a year now. I’ve been owning bass for a long time now. Rider my oldest bass is about 6 years old and weighs 8 lbs. he is so big. This helped so much!
I've been raising 2 large mouth now for a couple of months. They started as 2-3 inches and are now 5-6 inches now. Been a blast watching grow and eat.
what kind of things u ffed em
@@breezee6493 most likely natural prey (worms, small crustaceans and minnows) just to keep its diet similar to the wild
Number 1 for sure. I love native fish keeping. That's what drew me to your channel, and Milliken Fishing.
Probably could have guessed which one you'd relate to! 😜 That was my point of asking though! I think people in general are more connected to a Largemouth than these tropical fish!
I picked the largemouth bass both times! That is my favorite sport fish to target and they are like a large Amazon Cichlid. I have raised and kept cichlids all my life. Their habits and attitudes are very much a like.
This is some good timing haha I just caught a 1-2 inch bass fry
How's he doing?!
@@SCFishKeeping hes not too bad a little skinny but hes adjusting still, what's would be the best thing to feed him at this size?
How did you catch them? I have tried a net but they are too fast. And I have tried a fish trap but have been unsuccessful. I have only been successful catching bigger fish with a hook
@@Idonowus08 I just walk around the edge and scoop till I get something Haha
Lolol alright. I'll try that
I’m in the process of having an acrylic 60x48x24 300 gallon custom made to remake my local Ohio river bottom and this guide just helped me find my center price of the live planted tank thank you
I have a pond with 4 larger comet gold fish , a koi , 3 smaller blue gill and last but most certainly not least a small bass . The bass is fun . I feed it worms and Rosie reds right now . I cant wait to feed it a crawl fish . Great video . Keep up the good work .
The largemouth bass definitely stood out every time as I catch these beautiful fish every day and love them. It must be super cool to have them as pets I’m just a beginner fish keeper and have a 45 gallon with some community fish but it would be cool if I got more experienced and was able to keep my own bass
45 gal is big enough to raise a baby bass up to about a year or 2 years old! my largemouth is almost a year old and as of now i’m building him his own outside pond to transfer him into when he’s 2 years old!
When it comes time , just put him in the tank with your other fish if you can't find a home 4 them, depending on sizes , in less than 5 minutes he will be the new owner of that home , with zero renters. JK. They are fun hearty fish to keep, smart. Just get a juvy ,4 to 6 inches. Older ones don't do well with the shock and get depressed and die, knowing what life they could've had.
I would definitely have to say you are my favorite you tuber you always keep my attention and I appreciate all the advice I use it every day
Number one definitely stood out to me in those because I’m a fisherman.
Bass are awesome fish to keep. I have a 275GL IBC Tote that I keep bass, crappie, misc panfish, bullheads, yellow perch, white perch, Creek chubs and brown trout in for bait in the summer time. I take care of them fall through spring. I've had as many as 80 fish in the tank at one time over the winter. The perch even laid eggs, although the other fish ate alot of the eggs. It was fun learning the habits and feeding of the bass as well as the other species. You are right about having big fish in their with the bass. They'll pretty much takeover, so I kept a couple 2lb bullheads in there to keep everyone in check. Feeding them all was not cheap, so I'd do a mixture of a couple dozen minnows sometimes, freeze dried meal worms and night crawlers. Alabama Bass CZcams channel is nice to learn about keeping bass. He has a couple back yard in ground ponds as well as a 300GL aquarium he uses to keep bass and other fish. He puts thousands of minnows in the ponds to feed the fish and the feeding videos are awesome. Look forward to future videos on your bass
Sounds like a pretty awesome setup you have going on!
I enjoy BamaBass channel! That pond they have right now for their largemouth is an absolute dream!!
I trained mine to eat large cichlid pellets. Save a lot of time and money by avoiding going to the pet store to buy feeder fish. It is a challenge and requires a lot of patience to train them to eat pellets. Took me two week to switch their diet. Love the video keep it coming
Great video just grabbed my first tank recently! One day I dream of a big ole bass tank. Keep up the great content!
This is amazing. Thank your sir. And my bass does too. Wild caught learning well but this just helped next level. Than you again .
Great video zack and interesting information facts about the large mouth bass, so many people would go buy or catch them just because they are cool, but thanks to you people, will now understand these fish are not for everyone, and they need a lot of room, so i want to thank u again for such a great video, and taking the time to share your knowlege, until your next video i hope u and your family stay safe and look after yourselfs
The audio of the feeding towards the end is incredible. Freaking awesome.
First video and I’m subscribed I want to build a pond or a LMB and this video was the most informative about how to take care of bass I seen. Thanks man
From South Africa and found about 20 odd bass fingerlings in a small drying up puddle next to the main Dam about 6 months back on a friends farm. Kept one of them and he is about 15cm now. Loves crickets, lizards , worms and bluegill fingerlings. Awesome fish to keep with tons of personality.
Yes I agree, intelligent , aware, super fun to watch. And getting them young is the way to succeed. Good save. Do you have the same variety Lm bass as we have in the US?
just caught 1-2 inch bass fry yesterday while bait fishing. hes now in my 75gl tank w his new family.. a nile tilapia, a greensunfish, a pleco, blue gill pair, and some crawdads..thanks for the video
Very jealous! I've always wanted a bass tank. I'm glad you did this video, I learned alot! I have a 100g tank with 2 bull head catfish and a yellow perch. I also keep an array of other fish as well. Some day I'll make space and time to have my own bass tank. Now that you've pointed out the space they need, I might go with a pond style aquarium. Unless I find a good deal on a 300g+ aquarium!
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Love the care guides!
This is my friend , I 'm from Brazil , and there are also large mouth bass here , my father was a bass guide , in a nearby dam , I love this fish !
Can’t wait to see the Wipers again, really looking into some .
All 4 stood out to me, what a great video Zac and it makes me want to get a bass now,
I mean.... You probably should.... 😂
Very cool video! I fish for largemouth all the tome and its always catch and release. The coolest part is you'll catch a small fry 1-2 inch Bass on a 4 inch jerk bait or rubber worm seinko!! Its amazing cause the little guy doesnt realize he cant swallow something bigger then him, yet hes determined as hell to do it!!😅😅😅 Awesome species.
I love my oscars, but watching your videos I have definitely developed a liking for native fish. You do a great job advocating for them!
I refuse to stop making native fish videos until your entire hobby is converted to native fish! 😂
SC Fish Keeping you got one convert
They're awesome to keep and you can see just how savage they are
This is definitely the content I wanted ❤️
I always wanted to keep a largemouth bass and this helped I also have a creek at home full of minors and crawdads I also have a frog pond
Got mine as a fingerling after spawn from a pond last year, started him on flake food and now eats cichlid pellets from fingers around 12 inches they make wonderful pets long as they are in proper sized aquarium
As an aquarist and angler I can relate perfectly to all 3 fish lol it’s not exactly fair for me.
Sincerely appreciate the video to try and educate people properly on keeping a bass long term. I wish there were staples of videos on keeping large fish that people had to watch and take to heart than running out and buying a 20g and an oscar, tinfoil barb, etc.
Excellent video Zac!
Another great video Zac .. hope to house one in the future
Loved the video Zac!!!
Thanks buddy!
I have kept all the fish pictured. I have a large mouth currently and have had many Oscars those are fun too!
Thank you for this video!
I’ve kept literally almost every aquarium fish you can get, my latest was a silver arrow until it out grew 220 gal. But just got my first little 1 inch fry bass and been feeding it little baby mosquito fish, so far though even as little as it is he’s one of my favorite already lol
Thank you very kindly for the information sir. you helped me a great deal.
Thanks for the tips 👍😊
One of our many tanks is a “bayou tank” two small bass and a few sun perch. Super fun.. they are pretty messy tho!!
I agree and love this video! We don't have large mouth bass here 'we do have the Australian Bass / Perch though and its a cool looking fish !
Awe, they're all just distant cousins , the vibe of the territory just develops within them different looks
Ive been in the fish hobby all my life and only went fishing maybe 10 times ever so #2 won easily both times. A largemouth would be awesome for me to keep but my house can't handle a big enough of a tank. However I do have a blugill :)
Bluegill actually share a lot of the same behaviors in the aquarium! You might have seen in the video... My bluegill was actually the tank boss too! Which is wild to me! 😂
@@SCFishKeeping mine is only 4' or so and he thinks he is a 5lb bass LOL. Bullied or ate anything Ive had in with him except for the Tadpole Madtom cats and the big apple snails.
@@audrisampson that tadpole madtom catfish have the most painful stings of their species
That's a epic showing Zac
Definitely do one on the small mouth! Bluegills too.
Great video! The bass stuck out in both comparisons to me because I have a little smallmouth. It would be awesome if you did a care video for smallmouth. I have only had mine for a few months.
Awesome largemouth and the feeding was fun, rabid like my doggies
Yep, #1 without a doubt! I’ve had native fish as long as I can remember! (Although oscars are a close second for me) but yeah my bass outgrew their aquarium and are now living in a backyard pond along with a nice channel cat!
Sounds like the bass is living the dream!!
SC Fish Keeping yeah! I have two of them, the kids Catch crickets, grubs, earthworms, grasshoppers, the occasional frog or lizard and feed them, lol it’s great
Great video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the tips
Wow that's amazing the crunching
Right?!? I had no idea until I was editing and was blown away. Super cool!
Thats one thing I love about my Suwannee bass. I have him in a 125 gal, and I know for a fact he won`t get much bigger than 3lbs because the World record is 3.89lbs. I need to do some research one day and see if im allowed to ship one to a certain native fish keeping CZcamsr ;)
Thanks for the info man!
My oranda goldfish passed away today, thank you for this information. I will be purchasing a bass now
Just added my first large mouth bass yesterday. Super excited!!! He’s about 5 or 6inches in a 150g. He was bought at a pet store and he hasn’t eaten any feeder goldfish in the tank. I’m sure he’s just getting used to his new surroundings but when should I be concerned?
Base and bluegill are extremely entertaining and fun to keep. They are super active
Number 1 stood out. Even though I’ve never had one
See that's the point of me asking though! You might not have ever kept a Largemouth... But you are still drawn to that over the fish considered the best for a freshwater tank!
SC Fish Keeping oh absolutely, I’m a fish keeper and a fisherman so I’ve always loved largemouth, keep up the great vids Zac!
I’ve had one for the past 5 years. He’s grown from a few inches to about 3 pounds!
Imagine when it gets to 10 pounds😁😁
@@fishguy2245 probably won’t considering its in an aquarium
@@jack.9235 well obviously he may be moving it into a pond if he doesn’t have it in a pond already
How long is it?
What size tank? Do they stop growing if the tank is not large enough?
I just got a pet large mouth bass today and its such a cool pet
So weird I just watched one of your vids on fb and I just thought of keeping a bass an the first video was this on yt 😂
Having an enormous pond with a viewing window stocked with native fish is the dream for me. The centerpiece fish would be the large mouth bass. I've caught 1000s of them growing up.
Option 1!! And awesome video!
Thanks buddy!!
Option 1 stood out to me most
Option 2! Great video!
Appreciate it buddy!
How cool was that, listening to the big guy crushing the shells? Neon Tetra (2)
Can you do one on a Small mouth bass? Every time I look for s mouth bass care guide I keep finding L mouth care guides. I love ur channel regarding predator fish
I have a lg mouth (N strain) sm mouth, green sunfish,bluegill, yellow perch, rock bass and a yellow bullhead and they all are amazing!
Really planning on one
I want to see a care guide on the sturgeon! That would be awesome!
They’re TOO damn big though!! Like 200 pounds min??
Great video, would really like to see a SM video. I currently have a LM and it is a riot to feed. Really notice a difference in its behavior depending on the water temp. When its above 72 it eats like horse every other day. I am building a 220 gallon wooden pond for it currently. What are your thoughts on keeping a LM (under 14") with some male adult painted turtles in a 200+ gallon tank?
Great video Zack, I would like to see the smallmouth care guide.
I'll definitely start working on it! Thanks buddy;
My smallmouth is great! Eats jumbo Hikari canisticks and pellets. Growing fast
Nice vid!
The large mouth got my attention because I started with fishing and I caught this real beautiful fish and I bought a 75 gallon so if I caught another one like it I could have somewhere to keep it
Largemouth can be an incredibly beautiful fish!
Love the video awesome
Appreciate you my man!
I have about a 4" largemouth in a tank with a silver arowana about twice his size and even while feeding live minnows, he was also eating pellets within the first week of having him
I got one in a pool out back lol hrs awesome had him over a year went from a tank to a pool hes like 16"
Yes please do one on smallies
So wish I could keep a largemouth bass in Michigan. Stupid DNR won’t let us lol. At least I can keep bluegill!
That is straight bizarre. There is no practical difference between bluegill and bass
Caleb Reutener Exactly! Apparently it just comes down too how bluegills open season is year round where bass’s is not
Caleb Reutener I think some of it also has to do with bass getting 5 times bigger than any bluegill
Bro I'm a fisher and love bass, thank you soo much I'm gonna get my own bass pet
For the record I chose the largemouth both times and I can't wait to make a backyard pond, gonna need to figure out a way to keep it heated or move it into an indoor Aquarium because New England's winter can be a bit brutal more often than not
You could probably cover a bit and heat, it may help
Never knew this was an option!
Neon tetra was the one that stood out to me
Excellent
Enjoyed the video I have kept largemouth bass... made me want to go catch one and put it in my tank... one thing I did wonder being from California the world records is in California so wondering about the size ... if the food is there the fish gets big
Yes
I want to get into keeping native fish but i havent had the time to set up my backyard pond i want to use the same kind of set up you have on the catfish pond and the front porch pond. Any tip you would have on getting started would be amazing. My kids and i really enjoy your videos zac. Thanks for being awesome.
Feel free to message me on Instagram with any specific questions you have man! I'd be more than happy to help you get things set up!
@@SCFishKeeping do you have facebook i dont use instagram. and omg you commented?!!!!!!! sorry to freak out my boys fell asleep watching your pond set up for the chunk.
So my lil fry, Herman and I are so excited to have found you, Zac and Chris and David and boys! (Okay so now im gonna keep reading through the comments, as im watching!) Oh and I will head over to Insta to text you there. A million thanks already!
the large mouth bass =1 the neom tetra = 2 fire oscar = 3 i chose 1 the large mouth bass
q #1 why cant you realses a large mouth that you had as a pet
and yes do the same for a smallie
when are you gonna do a update on ALL of the pets
this is all good to know. i just got a 1500 gallon pond with 1 bass 2 cat fish a small school of sun fish and a 75 gallon tank for alot of minnows,creek chubs and some cray fish for food for my 1500 gallon been wathching sence day one I love what you do we need more people like you . say safe and god bless:)
I have 5 Florida largemouth that are about 4 inches and 15 3 inch bluegills. 5 bass are in one 500 gallon tank and the bluegills in another 500g tank. I feed them live minnows two different types, pellets, and I have a worm farm to breed worms for daily snacks.
Very informational video but as far as food goes I'd try to get them on pellets as it has essential nutrients and vitamins for a healthier fish and hikari massivore delite is my personal favorite
Very cool! I have three Black Sea Bass. They're approaching 1foot and I'm stuck deciding between a tank upgrade or food. Do the largemouth taste different if a majority of their growth was bound to an aquarium.
Hey great video I’m about to get a 5-8 inch bass and I was wondering what about water changes?
I’ve found Oscar’s and bass do very well together long as they are out in at the same time
Definitely number 1.
Thank you for answering! Glad you agreed with me! 😬
Zac, you should try and get one of your lagies and smallies to spawn together to make mean mouth hybrids :D
Honestly I have thought about it! Back when I had that 6 pound female Largemouth I put her with my Smallmouth... It... Did not go well.... So I'd just need to plan better!
Awesome
Yes do a care guide for a smallmouth bass
Have you considered keeping any of the Darter species? There are some that are absolutely beautiful in their colors and markings!
I actually had some as a kid, rainbow darters if i remember right. I got them from a runoff creek that was drying up and had them for about two years. They are neat to watch amd like to swim against filter current bur mostly hang out on the bottom.
Nicely done, Zac. Only thing I can think of that you missed is the option of getting your pet bass, bluegills, and other native fish from someone like Jonah's Aquarium if the laws in your area don't permit removing them from the wild or they aren't in your area. As always, check with your local laws first, though.
Good point! I wasn't thinking about saying other ways to acquire them! Thank you!
#1 and #1 for me. I’ve had tropical and native (bluegill, bullhead and gar) and the native were more fun to watch!
I agree!! That's one of the things I want to show with these videos. Native fish can be just as colourful and personable as any of the tropical stuff
I have a pretty big bass right now! :)