My school is trying to raise largemouth bass in our aquaculture unit, how many fish should we raise ?
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Question by haley521: My school is trying to raise largemouth bass in our aquaculture unit, how many fish should we raise ?
Our tank is 650 gallons. Is it even possible to raise largemouth bass this way? I have been researching this extensively and am trying to find out the details we would need to have a successful harvest of fish. Anything you have will help. Thank you.
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5 Responses to My school is trying to raise largemouth bass in our aquaculture unit, how many fish should we raise ?
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Largemouth bass are raised in tanks for stocking into lakes.
1. How big do you want to grow them. A few thousand if you are just going to raise them to fry. maybe 100 if you are going to raise them to 6 inches long.
2. Where are you going to get the fry? Ask the people you buy them from about the mechanics of raising them. They should know they are doing it.
338 edge
November 1, 2011 at 12:51 am
650 is very possible for about 1 trophy size bass and about 30 normal size bass. You can not take these from a lake though it’s illegal
fisherman andee
November 1, 2011 at 1:21 am
It all depends on how big you want the Bass to get. For a good size trophy bass i would say the limit would be 2 or three. Just don’t put any predator fish in there like the walleye, northern pike, or musky. Your teacher should have piked a walleye, musky or northern pike because they are more interesting to feed and watch as the grow than Bass. Just sayin
outdoorsports365
November 1, 2011 at 1:58 am
For a single bass to live well and be remotely happy in an aquarium, a bare minimum and I mean a BARE MINIMUM of 500 gallons is required. In 650 gallons, I’d put just one. The bigger the bass is, the bigger the tank needs to be. If you’re talking about keeping several trophy-sized bass of at least 10 pounds, you’re looking at 1,000 gallons a piece. Not to mention above adequate filtration… they’re messy eaters and create a lot of waste.
If you want to raise bass to harvest, it’s best to have a 1 to 3 acre pond.
And to be honest, I’m thinking more about the health and well-being of the bass, not the curiosity of your aquaculture unit.
Grand Master Basser®
November 1, 2011 at 2:55 am
1 like 5 or 6 #er. 2 or 3 bass that are 1 to 3 #s.
fishinallthetime
November 1, 2011 at 3:32 am