> Casper,
>
> I've found that white suckers will eat pretty much anything. They do seem
> to like blood worms (frozen or dried).
>
> I've always wanted to do what you mentioned here, that is take some small
> fry from a stream, raise them, and see what they turn out to be. What
else
> besided northern hogsuckers have you found?
>
> Mark Otnes
> Fargo ND
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Prizma_at_aol.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 7:12 AM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- white sucker
>
>
> > ive got a lid on the eclipse tank so he will not jump out. as for brine
> > shrimp i have never had much success w/ the frozen ones and never raised
> live ones.
> > i have plenty of success w/ frozen blood, mosquito and glass
worms/larva.
> > live chopped earthworms seem to be the the best along with collected
live
> > mosquito larva.
> > i do think i should either move him or his tank buddies out of the 25 g
> > aquarium. one of the blacknose dace is 2.5" big and active. they can be
> very
> > agressive.
> >
> > i think mr sucker would do best in a quiet tank. however when i caught
him
> > and observed many others of varying sizes in this small stream they all
> shared a
> > close habitat w/ stonies, stripes, darters and dace. very rich and
> condensed
> > fauna in such a small stream.
> >
> > i hope he makes it. he would eventually be a very interesting
introduction
> to
> > the cement pond. i already have a 8" hog sucker in the pond that was
> > collected about 2 years ago and has continued to grow very, very well
and
> looks to be
> > in excellent health.
> >
> > hogsuckers have never survived more than a few months in my glass tanks.
> >
> > oddly tho i have taken to collecting a dozen or so fry in the spring
from
> > streams and putting them in a outdoor quite shaded planted ug/air
graveled
> 29
> > tank. it is interesting to see what develops and both years several have
> turned
> > to being hogsuckers and still doing well. tho hogsuckers stay on the
> bottom
> > during young and adulthood all the fry were collected from the surface
of
> flowing
> > water eddies. interesting.
> >
> > when they get bigger and i successfully remove all the predatory sunnies
> from
> > the cement pond they should continue to develop.
> >
> > casper
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