9 Responses to “Do any of you keep a largemouth bass in an aquarium at home or have you seen it done before?”

1. Rufus on September 25th, 2008 9:58 am

   yopu would have to keep the water pretty cold, thats why most people keep tropical fish

2. cosaxteacher on September 28th, 2008 10:24 am

   I’m sure its been done, but since I’ve read the bass needs a large territory, you’d have to have a huge aquarium for them.

3. Another Nickname on September 29th, 2008 6:06 pm

   It is cruel, first of all, to keep a freshwater fish in an aquarium. You do not have the space in a tank that a largemouth would require to be healthy and happy. You would need a pond to study their habits realistically because they will not behave the same in the tank as they would in the wild. Good luck though!

4. kyVanes on October 2nd, 2008 2:28 am

   I had a friend that had a baby large mouthbass in his aquarium and it grew to a pretty good size he had a cat fish and 2 or 3 blue gill in it too but thats all I really know about it. He also had a huge aquarium to accomadate the fishes size.

5. richard c on October 3rd, 2008 1:24 pm

   bass don’t do well in home aquarium’s they need large bodies of water and plenty of oxygen

6. BASS Fisherman on October 4th, 2008 6:07 pm

   I don’t personally, but talk to bladesmith, he caught a bass years ago that had swallowed the hook. When he removed it, he thought he had hurt it. So he took it home to “nurse” it back to health. I keep in contact with him and don’t think he would mind your questions.Here is a link to his profile page where you can e-mail him. Good luck!

7. andy homebuyer on October 6th, 2008 1:46 pm

   I did. Had a few of them (all small), in a 75 gallon tank. They did great, but one was territorial — might have been a male?? I kept one for a long time, and he didn’t have any problems — he got to the point where he’d eat worms out of my hand and knew when it was time to eat. Pretty cool.

   They are very adaptable to different water temps (consider they live in 40 degree water up north, to 80 degree water down south), and don’t require a lot of maintenance, except for food, which gets expensive — they only eat live food and they eat a LOT.

8. habaceeba on October 9th, 2008 6:44 pm

   I don’t think it would be too much more trouble than tropical fish as long as you keep the tank at room temperature and keep the water oxygenated. Check your local laws first. Here in Texas, it’s illegal to keep gamefish without expressed permission.

9. parkrangerbrian on October 11th, 2008 3:53 pm

   I’m not positive, but once my wife and I were at Petco in the fish department, and I asked the guy working there about the difficulties of keeping a black bass in an aquarium. He said it was illegal to keep a sport fish in an aquarium in Texas. I guess you have to get a special permit

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