drewcastle Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Hey all, Just wondering if anyone here has kept or is currently keeping any yellowfin bream in aquariums? I know there really timid and skittish in the wild but just wondering what behaviours they have in a tank scenario? Weather they become interactive with their owners like other natives etc... And what people feed them, and are they available in the aquarium trade? Any help is much appreciated! Thanks, andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 They make great pets but I'd most certainly have them in a brackish tank, they're just happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewcastle Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Thanks for the tip mate! Do they become interactive like bass and cod etc and swim to the glass when people walk past and at feed time and stuff? And can they be weaned onto pellets and the like? Thanks again, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTurtles Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 1+ for brackish , I got a couple in a tank with bass and other natives, there just as interactived as bass , roam all hieghts of tank and what not, Yep was easy to get onto pellets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Yeah as above, really nice fish to have, look great and good personality. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewcastle Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Thanks for the info guys! Are your guys store bought or wild caught fish?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sclero p Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Just go and catch one 25cm, they are the carp of the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
none Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 just wondering what behaviours they have in a tank scenario? They can be EXTREMELY aggressive in tanks. Some individuals can be like Targetfish just really nasty fish. Others seem to be ok. Tankmates would ahve to be robust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 They can be EXTREMELY aggressive in tanks. Some individuals can be like Targetfish just really nasty fish. Others seem to be ok. Tankmates would ahve to be robust. I think thats all brackish fish hey. 99% are reasonable and 1% of their population is just an aggro nasty jerk. Even fish like scats, monos and archers....... heck even mollies produce the odd monster! I found Bream to be absolute pigs. Doubled the amount of food I needed to feed tanks. If its totally freshwater and you want an interactive chilled fish, barcoo grunter (jade perch) can be a cool pet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewcastle Posted May 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Do the wild caught bream settle in tanks or will they always be skittish and hide etc, do do they come out of there shell after a while?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_JYB Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Do the wild caught bream settle in tanks or will they always be skittish and hide etc, do do they come out of there shell after a while?? They settle down and are not skittish at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewcastle Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewcastle Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Sorry to dig up an older post but what pellet do people feed yellowfin bream and what methods did people use to wean them onto pellet, or did they just snap them up? Was thinking if using massivore or sinking carnivore pellets by hikari. Any helps appriciated, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
