Buck the Bullhead

 



Bullhead Catfish Tank

(Baby Bluegill got Eaten I think)

 

 

Fish: 3 baby yellow bullheads, and there was a bluegill (got eaten)
Tank: Aqueon 55gal long, do not recommend this fish aquarium company though because my first tank leaked after I got everything set up. If you buy anything for fish tanks, Tetra is the way to go!
Setup: natural colored artificial gravel, fake plants, one big filter (aqueon), one small filter (whisper), peices of slate, and construction paper on the tank in the bottom right to stop algae growth from window light, lights, and 2 powered airstones for oxygen.

 

Right supplies/setup for bullhead tanks

• 55 gallon tank good for 3 adult yellow bullheads, bigger is better
• When babies (less the 2 inches) 3 fit in a 10 gallon but not very long
• Airstones, you need the flow and cycle of added oxygen going through your tank constantly
• Gravel, bullheads like to dig
• Rocks/slate
• Dim lighting, depends on how paranoid your catfish is, he will get more used to you the longer you have him
• Filters, if possible more than one, these guys eat like pigs if healthy
• Cold water, can use a heater if you want to, depends on what temperature the water is where you found him
• water changes the right way (I will make a post on this later)
• Put your tank where temperature remains almost the same and away from windows
• Becareful on what fish you put in the tank, they might end up as food

 





"Rufus" the Yellow Bullhead Catfish


DESCRIPTION:

• White chin barbels
• Yellow-Brownish color depending on the lighting, can also be very dark brown
• Blackish-Brown speckles and spots
• 4 bottom whiskers, 2 longer whisksers on either side of the mouth, and 2 short, stubby whiskers on top of their mouth, right beside their eyeballs
• May have black trim on their fins, which looks very nice
• Usually pretty big head and smaller body

DIET:

• Anything that fits in their mouth
• I have fed my bullheads minnows, ham, chicken liver, bacon, and worms

HABITAT:

• Where I live their is a small stream that has a sandy, rocky bottom. Bluegills, minnows, bass, crayfish, and baby bullheads live there. In the summer is when you can catch the baby bullheads in nets or minnow traps. They are only like 2.5 inches at most, usually smaller. They prefer muddy water. If you have a stream or small pond that has a decent supply of fish in it, it probably has bullheads. If you don't know your stream or pond has bullheads in it, then in the summer after it rained (so the water is muddy), put on a worm and see what you catch. Just hope the bluegills and sunfish don't get in the way.
• I know some places where bullheads grow huge, but thoughs are black and brown bullheads. The black and brown bullheads grow bigger and are more aggressive.

AQUARIUMS:

• They make great pets, IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE KEEPING HEALTHY FISH AQUARIUMS
• I will be making another post on taking care of these cool fish