"Culling Fish"

[tinyninjafishy]

I am interested in breeding and have realized that I will not have enough space to keep all of the fry and grown out fish, so I understand that I will have to cull some of the fish in order to keep them healthy and looking the way I want them to.

Does anybody have good suggestions for a fish to feed all the culled fish to? It would be best if it could fit in a 37.5 gal tank.

Thanks!

 

[SherLar]

Many carnivorous and omnivorous fish will become opportunistic piscavores when the chance is presented. But, you could also use the tank as a grow-out tank for your fry and take them to a local fish store when they grow a bit. Depending on the species, you may even get a bit of store credit.

 

[tinyninjafishy]

Yeah I have grow out tanks, but I don't think it will be enough to keep raise fish to the age at which you can sell.

 

[Andy Sager]

Find someone with some big Oscars or Arawanna(s) or the like and give the culls to them. It's either many smaller aggressive fish or a couple of really large fish that will handle the amount of fry you will probably be culling.

 

[tinyninjafishy]

Makes sense. My buddy has two peacock bass in a 125 so I think that they will likely be the source of culling. Save him on fish food and me on space haha

 

[Andy Sager]

Makes sense. My buddy has two peacock bass in a 125 so I think that they will likely be the source of culling. Save him on fish food and me on space haha

There ya go. 2 birds with 1 ( actually 2) fish.

 

[tinyninjafishy]

Thank you!