Post by William Bennett on Nov 13, 2011 20:51:55 GMT -5
hey guy's this is what i do for keeping them at home and i have kept them alive for along time this way.
i have a 125 gal tank in the garage with 2 of the biggest hang filters on it. one with the tube just below the waterline and one close to the bottom. and 2 of the long airstones on it too.. you must keep the water moving good and keep it clean for suckers.. now as for feeding them they will eat minnows. and the alge disc's work too. i have even used dog food but that makes the tank very dirty. one this too is keep the water cool. in my garage it stayes cold. and i dont use heaters in the tank till the outside temp gets bad. i also do try to keep the water at the temp of the lakes if i can . so that its not a shock to them . thats one thing that most guy's dont think about. like if i get them from ye-old here at webby i will get on the lake and slowly put lake water in with them to aculate them with the temp of the lake so they wont be shocked. and if they come from #1 stop south of town they usually are colder there , becouse he run's a spring feed water system to his live bait.. this is just what im dom to keep my suckers alive and happy....bill
i have a 125 gal tank in the garage with 2 of the biggest hang filters on it. one with the tube just below the waterline and one close to the bottom. and 2 of the long airstones on it too.. you must keep the water moving good and keep it clean for suckers.. now as for feeding them they will eat minnows. and the alge disc's work too. i have even used dog food but that makes the tank very dirty. one this too is keep the water cool. in my garage it stayes cold. and i dont use heaters in the tank till the outside temp gets bad. i also do try to keep the water at the temp of the lakes if i can . so that its not a shock to them . thats one thing that most guy's dont think about. like if i get them from ye-old here at webby i will get on the lake and slowly put lake water in with them to aculate them with the temp of the lake so they wont be shocked. and if they come from #1 stop south of town they usually are colder there , becouse he run's a spring feed water system to his live bait.. this is just what im dom to keep my suckers alive and happy....bill