What kind of fish live in creeks and streams?
by Aquaboy on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 | 7 Comments
There’s like a creek/stream in my neighborhood with little fishies and I have no clue as to what kind of fish it is. I live in central Florida and these little suckers are no bigger than a thumb and are greyish. If I were to try to keep them as pets what kind of water would I use, would I need filters, how big should the tank be, and what kind of fish is it so I can read up on them. Thanks!
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Maybe you would consult a pet store before swiping some fish from a stream and trying to domesticate them…?
i dunno
i just call them suckers
find out what kind of fish they are and see if they could ever live in a tank
to me they just sound like little minnows. But i would suggest not trying to capture them as pets, You could easily go to the petstore and buy “Rosy Red minnows” they are really cheap get like 3 of them, Buy a large kritter keeper and buy a filter powed by and airpump. then buy some tropical fish flakes for them. If you have a creek take about a gallon of water from that and put it into your large kritter keeper then fill the rest up with Distilled water. Feed them evreyday about a pinch. Add gravel and some plants. No heater would be needed for theese guys. (your gunna need about 2 gallons of distilled water)
Hi, It’s very difficult to specify anything like this without a picture because there are very many species of fish common to creeks & streams. What I would advise against is taking any wild animal from it’s natural habitat & trying to keep them as pets-it doesn’t seem fair & is seldom successful. There are a lot of domesticated fish that are easy to keep providing you do your research & make sure you have all the equipment necessary for their well being.
Fish are not the easiest of pets to keep & need specialised maintenance & care so doing your research well is essential for success. The link below has some great ideas for beginners fish-you will notice Goldfish are not on the list-this is because despite common belief to the contrary they require a lot of time, space & money-totally inappropriate for beginners or those with not a lot of room or time.
In Florida there are all sorts of local fsh and many introduced tropical fish that have escaped from captivity.
So it’s impossible for us to guess what they are.
If you were to catch some and post a picture of them you might get a more educated guess.
You can probably keep them in an aquarium, but it will need to be set up and filtered like any other tank, and the size depends on what you have actually found. They could be fully grown 2″ fish, or they could be baby tilapia that are going to grow 18″ long.
Ian