Mottled sculpin attacked by fantail darter?

gambusia · 05-24-2006, 03:16 PM

Checked on a 10 gallon tank I have setup since October.

It had 2 mottled sculpins for a long time but then I added two faintail darters- one mature adult and one juvenile.

I found today one sculpin barely breathing and with his belly bruised on his side like another fish attacked him there.

I had to feed him to my crayfish.

So I think I may move my remaining sculpin (who seems fine) and put him in my 20 gallon and leave the two darters in the 10.

snakeskinner · 05-25-2006, 02:55 PM

I had a couple small sculpin and some orangethroat darters but never kept them together. how big were these fish? the adult sculpins we were catching would eat most darters.. Kyle

gambusia · 05-25-2006, 06:18 PM

21/2"-3" mottled sculpin

I've caught bigger ones and smaller ones out of the same creek

One fantail is maybe an inch

The other is about 3"

05-24-2006, 03:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
gambusia Native fish fan Join Date: May 2006 Location: WNC Posts: 194	Mottled sculpin attacked by fantail darter? Checked on a 10 gallon tank I have setup since October. It had 2 mottled sculpins for a long time but then I added two faintail darters- one mature adult and one juvenile. I found today one sculpin barely breathing and with his belly bruised on his side like another fish attacked him there. I had to feed him to my crayfish. So I think I may move my remaining sculpin (who seems fine) and put him in my 20 gallon and leave the two darters in the 10.

05-25-2006, 02:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
snakeskinner Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Okarche, Oklahoma Posts: 16	I had a couple small sculpin and some orangethroat darters but never kept them together. how big were these fish? the adult sculpins we were catching would eat most darters.. Kyle __________________ Killifish, wild-type livebearers, cichlids, catfish, Badis, Bettas, Rainbows, Tetras, Barbs, Danios, Rasboras, Gouramies. Brackish: GSP, Bumblebee Gobies, 3-gallon micro-reef tank. 3-gallon micro-reef, 37 gallon reef project... www.okcaa.org

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05-25-2006, 06:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
gambusia Native fish fan Join Date: May 2006 Location: WNC Posts: 194	21/2"-3" mottled sculpin I've caught bigger ones and smaller ones out of the same creek One fantail is maybe an inch The other is about 3"

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