Caught in neighborhood bayou

[Woody]

https://picasaweb.google.com/116247112359328639162/WildCaughtPondFish?authkey=Gv1sRgCPSQma2azJvLfw#5622569398304579234

Large Female (note: no red coloration)

https://picasaweb.google.com/116247112359328639162/WildCaughtPondFish?authkey=Gv1sRgCPSQma2azJvLfw#5622569452107698242

Male with red color showing on dorsal fin

[AdamC]

I gave the lighter male to my brother for his tank.
I have the dark male, the sunfish, and a few small fish I caught in a 75 gallon tank.
How long can I keep the male in the 75 gallon? He is around 6-7 inches right now.

The small fish look like the fish you have listed as TC fry, some have spots and some have strong stripes. I will get a pic of one here in a minute.

Thanks for your help!

[AdamC]

These are the little ones.

[Woody]

Nope those are not TC, they are juvenile Tilapia. Look closely & you will see the vertical bars in the tail as well as wide in the body. Just more of the same. The TC will develop the light blue spots very early stages. The two pics are of 1 to 2 inch long TC (first is male, 2nd female)

https://picasaweb.google.com/116247112359328639162/WildCaughtPondFish?authkey=Gv1sRgCPSQma2azJvLfw#5594138989664940306

https://picasaweb.google.com/116247112359328639162/WildCaughtPondFish?authkey=Gv1sRgCPSQma2azJvLfw#5594139525120739826

[AdamC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVaM5_lpOxg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Video of the tank, the black pipe at the bottom is one of the outlets from my modified power heads that used to create current and eliminate dead spots.

[AdamC]

A quick update, he is around 7-8 inches now. Still has a lot of blues and red colors.

Sorry for the mess, easiest to take a pic while he is eating.






A shot showing the tank. He looks dark here because my camera sucks.

[AdamC]

Oh and he arranged the plants that way. I gave up and let him win on the plants locations.

[Woody]

Yeah, they will dig to no end!! Its definitely going to be a tank buster. Get ready, that fish could very well double in size in the next 6 months!

[AdamC]

Ya the little ones were taken out and put in a 1200 gallon pond.

He is a cool fish, I am thinking a 125 gallon tank is in his future.

[makatak123]

WOW! That's a cool fish to find in a bayou.