General Aquaria Discussion • New Native Addition

[Ohio Cichlid Lover]

Today my girlfriend caught a 5" Bluegill. I decided to put it in the bucket and take it home to add to one of my aquariums. After a long acclimation to my tank water, Mr. Bluegill is doing great. I am keeping a watchful eye on him though. Anything strange happens and I will put him in my girlfriends pond. Here is a pic..

[Iggy Newcastle]

Not sure what you're keeping with the bluegill, but be ready for the worst. They're predators, extremely aggressive and territorial, and will eat anything they can get in their mouth. I used to have one and a green sunfish with adult aquatic turtles in a 125. They are insane. Also used to have a few in an outdoor pond, which was much larger than an aquarium. They setup territories, regardless of sex, and killed eachother. I've caught gills up to 10" and mine grew like weeds. Very interesting to watch though...

[Ohio Cichlid Lover]

He's still small but I am looking forward to see what happens. He's with an Oscar about the same size. As for now, they are sharing the tank very well. My only concern is getting him to eat. He's been in the tank for alittle over 36 hours and I haven't seen him eat anything. I guess when he gets hungry enough he will try the flakes and krill I offer him.

[Iggy Newcastle]

Try live food. After some time they will eat anything that touches the surface. Earthworms, wax worms, insects, etc.

[13razorbackfan]

I tried this once with a blue gill and some local sun perch. MUCH TOO aggressive to put with most cichlids.

[Ohio Cichlid Lover]

He is eating some flakes now. Hasn't shown any aggression yet. He is afraid of my oscar...lol