Re: NANFA-- white sucker

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Fri, 26 Sep 2003 22:25:11 -0400

Just passing this along. Someone once told me that the way to keep suckers
alive is by periodically putting stream rocks in their tanks. He said they
make their living by eating algae and whatnot off the rocks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Otnes" <markotnes_at_email.msn.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- white sucker

> 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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