There are a bunch of creek chub in my woods, I want to catch a few for in my aquarium, how can I make sure that they have no bacteria or diseases?
creek chub
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There are meds for this.Or Quarantine. But do not relaese them back if you do this. You cannot however control aquarium contaminants going into the wild.
Some meds...( Clout, methylene blue, metro,prazi pro....Etc....)
Also check with the DWS to see if it is legal to transport them and keep them.... Would be a good idea.
here we can only transport dead fish from local bodies of water.
Some meds...( Clout, methylene blue, metro,prazi pro....Etc....)
Also check with the DWS to see if it is legal to transport them and keep them.... Would be a good idea.
here we can only transport dead fish from local bodies of water.
Creek chubs can get big (same size as a trout) and are happier in cold water. Kinda ugly fish too (caught some in Pine Creek Schuykill County). PA Fish and Boat requires that you have a license and count them toward the daily limit (if there is one for chubs- haven't checked). Also do no release- if you release them any place than where you caught them it violates PA law- and as Tongue33 you could introduce very bad contaminants into the local eco system
Are you keeping them by themselves? If so, just put them in the tank. If any diseases are apparent, ID the disease and treat with the appropriate medication.
If you intend to put them with other fish, quarantine for at least a couple of weeks. Keep water very clean. Dosing with Melafix and Pimafix can be helpful. I do not recommend using strong medications until you know the fish have a disease.
Also, be aware that creek chub are generally not compatible with other cyprinids, darters, topminnows, etc; they are voracious, large-mouthed predators and should only be kept with other aggressive fish of similar size. As said, they grow quite large, sometimes to a foot or more in length.
If you intend to put them with other fish, quarantine for at least a couple of weeks. Keep water very clean. Dosing with Melafix and Pimafix can be helpful. I do not recommend using strong medications until you know the fish have a disease.
Also, be aware that creek chub are generally not compatible with other cyprinids, darters, topminnows, etc; they are voracious, large-mouthed predators and should only be kept with other aggressive fish of similar size. As said, they grow quite large, sometimes to a foot or more in length.
What same size as trout! No they dont get that bigryverrat;2993719; said:
, They have big mouths and are escape artest i kept mine with a small cray with no prroblems just got to watch for it jumping to freedom. The only law I would worry about is if the creek is open to fishing at that time of year. There is no size limit and no limit to how many you can keep. Best of luck they are neat fish.
I believe ryverrat meant creek chubs can reach the same size of trout (in smaller creeks) around 12 to 14 inch long. So yeah they are pretty big fish, I always fishing for them in summer if other fishing spots are already taken by some people (i dont have boat). Creek chub's cousin, the fallfish are largest minnow of Eastern United States and can reach more than 2 pounds. And the creek chub can eat smaller fishes. I should've kept that 13 inch common shiner few years ago.MultispeciesTamer;2995180; said:What same size as trout! No they dont get that big
MST, keep eye on your crayfish, they are part of creek chub's diet.
Also remember laws vary from state to state as to what can be kept and how it is collected. In PA they classify as bait (minnow family) and have a limit of 50 fish per day (PA has limits on all fish- no unlimited creel here anymore). gootswa's location is in PA (near Reading in I am not mistaken).
They will jump, I've seen them kill themselves bashing their heads against lids too.
Gave up on them altogether in captivity... might need an open-topped aquarium/pool with slanted sides...
Gave up on them altogether in captivity... might need an open-topped aquarium/pool with slanted sides...
Huh...I had no idea what a creek chub was. I thought it was something you get when you go skinny dipping in your local river....
Looks like a cool little fish.
Looks like a cool little fish.
