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October 4th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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is it at all possible...
Can you keep some rainbow trout in a 55 gal. maybe 125 further down the road.
Has anyone had experiance with them. i read a lil about them. i have a filter for a 160 gallon and i think that would be enough for that and my tap water comes out at like 55-58 F and i have so many things of earthworms from prior fishing trips. i know they get huge but thats in the wild. i realize thats called stunting there growth but the river we fish from the biggest ive caught was about 15 inches and its a big river. i like these fish and was just wondering if it was possible.
I would appreciate any info
Thank you
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October 4th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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That would be so cool if you did!
I think it may work, they take a while to grow.. and your filter is good..
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October 4th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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well i guess the only way is to experiment. but ive gotta do it right. ill wait till i can buy a 125 then ill get all the info on them and stuff. if all goes well ill upload some pics!
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October 4th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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that would very cool indeed!
im an avid fisherman and rainbows are quite beautiful but i imagine you could keep one in a large enough tank
personally id love to keep some dolly varden in a tank their juvenile colors can be spectacular
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October 5th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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i think im gonna try it. it'll tyake a good two months to save up all the money and such. but as soon as i get in and all the info and also get the water permits at the lake ill try it. would it be safe to take a baby rainbow from the lake and put in the aquarium. im talking from minnow size to 5 inches. What would be the best way to aquire the fish.
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October 5th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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It would probably be better if you could get one from a stream. The brook trout would be a smaller version of the lake trout and may not get as large. When we were younger, we would go to Oak Creek and catch baby fish in our hands from the stream, show them to "Mommy and Daddy" then turn them loose again. It was fun splashing in the stream and seeing who could corral the most little fish and crawdads.
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October 5th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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lol that sounds fun. well have to see i still have to make sure its ok if you keep them here in colorado.
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October 5th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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I wouldn't do it.
The biggest problem is keeping the water between 50 and 65 degrees. For that you'll need a chiller ( about 1,000$ for a 150 gal tank which you'll need) At around 70 degrees, they go down to deep water where it's colder, and if they can't, they'll stop eating.
They also need very high oxygen content so you'll need to create a powerful filter flow current and the water must be kept pristine.
Rainbow trout can grow up to one foot in a year, and are highly aggressive so they usually start killing each other until only one is left.
Many public aquariums have difficulty keeping them.
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October 5th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Also don't they need a strong current?
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October 5th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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My tap water is very very cold and it stays cold for a long time in my basement. so along with frequent water changes the temp should stay pretty cold. for the current i could just put the filter on the side and it could make a current. for the food part i have at leat 8 containers of earthworms a creek right next to my house with lots of crawl dads and minnows for them to eat. i might as well try it even if they seem stressed ill just eat em. i know that seems harsh but they are good and i cant put it back in the wild because of diesease danger and such.
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October 5th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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I don't think you'll be able to eat them... The chemicals you'll have to use prob. aren't safe to eat...
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October 5th, 2008
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Fish Mentor
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That sounds so cool! I'd love to try to keep tiger trout, but it's not feasible for me in the forseeable future...
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October 5th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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hhhmmmm, well i guess i could use them as bait. and i know that all sounds bad but i dont think anything will go wrong. once i get it already well see if the water stays cold and everything is right
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October 6th, 2008
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Fish Bum
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thats all very interesting. in my garadge it gets below freezing so uh idk lol. im very torn on doing it or not ill have to find out the total cost maintnance ect. then finally decide.
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October 7th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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do it!!! then post pics for us 
power heads could be useful for adding some extra current
personally id love to do a riverbed setup with all real river rock from the river near me with pine driftwood and a strong current that would be cool |
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October 12th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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i kept a rock bass in a 10g for a few days when i was little, but we didnt know what to feed it so we took it back to the guy that gave it to us lol
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October 12th, 2008
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Moderator
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Standard "Check your local laws: Transporting wild-caught fish while still alive can get you in a lot of trouble." Trout, in particular, can be a really touchy thing. In MN, taking a rainbow trout without a stamp and transporting it live is a good way to forfeit all of your fishing gear, get hit with a huge fine, and never be allowed to fish again.
As far as keeping a trout in a tank, yes, you'd need to have high current (multiple powerheads rigged across one end, with PVC running to the other end as input for the powerheads), cold water (your basement should average around 50-60 most of the time).
I wouldn't eat a tank-kept fish, and I wouldn't keep a fish unless I knew that I could keep it without severely stressing it. I would think that 125 would be a decent size for a typical rainbow trout (they're not too big). I agree with the above statement that a lake trout would get far too big. Those things are huge.
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