NATIVE Fish Tank Setup For COLORFUL Sunfish!

[@joeroy4039]

So cool dude!! IMO this is the coolest fish channel bc of your love for native fish which being from south western pa I’ve caught most these fish all my life and even kept a few myself in the past. And they are soo soo cool to watch their behaviors we don’t get to see in the wild much. And they are some of the prettiest and fascinating fish around! You don’t have to go to South America to find beautiful and aggressive fish

[@SCFishKeeping]

I agree with everything you said about native fish! Sunfish have amazing personalities and swim right up to the glass when they're comfortable with you! Some of the most aggressive fish I have are my native fish! I love to showcase the native fish because I don't think people realize the fish you can keep that are just outside your door!

[@Tygor3533]

Im from south west Pa too, and yeah I agree a 100%!

[@roachant]

I’m in Canada and I love these fish! I have been keeping pumpkinseeds for years, seriously underrated fish

[@jaxxonfishroom]

I setup a native fish tank finally

[@kfuhrman2008]

I’ve always wanted a native tank. The longear sunfish would definitely be on the list. Also a school of perch would be awesome too.

[@SCFishKeeping]

Native fish tanks just have a different feel to them! It's easier for people to relate to them since we've all been fishing and seen these fish before!!

[@TheQweerdeer00]

The thing is sadly in my state its illegal to have native fish in an aquarium without a license. Otherwise id definitely do it.

[@chrismccune1523]

@@TheQweerdeer00 just do it

[@Nick_just_nick]

@@chrismccune1523 I found a loophole in laws where I live, I can buy them but not catch the unless they are bait fish so a lot I can still keep as “bait I

[@rikijett310]

Here in Wisconsin we can have them but they count towards our bag limits. It's worth it!!!

[@jlhookkick1]

Love Jonah's Aquarium!! I've never....not even once...received unhealthy fish from them. HIGHLY recommend them!

[@pedroluisroman1263]

This tank is amazing! I never thought of keeping local fish from my area. Maybe because I live in the city I guess. But these are great!

[@SCFishKeeping]

I'm sure even in the city there are some spots around you that you could find awesome fish! It's amazing whats out there when you look!

[@fishingwithcam]

That was the best intro about a new fish I seen in a long time

[@SCFishKeeping]

😁😁 Thanks buddy!!

[@jkauffman]

The tank setup with the way you have the driftwood laid out is honestly the perfect condition that I look for when targeting the sunfish for sport in the wild🤙

[@dawsonnarby2175]

Done, I would definitely get some hybrids bass I love the set up that you have for them . Love the vids

[@SCFishKeeping]

Appreciate you!! Thanks!

[@Khopeless]

Love the killifish colors but the grass pickerel is pretty awesome too! Done.

[@CarolynnMc01]

You did a great job on this native fish tank. Best wishes !

[@SCFishKeeping]

Thank you!! I really appreciate the kind words Carolynn!

[@abyssgaming7185]

Been looking for a madtom catfish, done. Also amazing fish, they’re going to look amazing in that tank.

[@veltape]

i had one before he only lasted about a year : /

[@SCFishKeeping]

Madtom are a fish I've never kept but need to!! And thank you! I'm so excited to see these things color up!

[@abyssgaming7185]

SC Fish Keeping i’d love to see one on your channel or even a video on keeping catfish as pets in general would be amazing

[@RodNHandFishing]

I had one for yearssss. He did great. Tank heater malfunction killed him :/

[@tonymaurice4157]

@@SCFishKeeping I've got bass and bluegills together and they don't fight... I guess you have seen some that do?

[@sorenkyser]

Mexican Dwarf Orange Crayfish! I have a ten gallon cycled tank and I would love to add one to my aquarium. I love your videos! Done.

[@SCFishKeeping]

That would be an awesome little addition to the tank!

[@jacobcohen1892]

Where you at? In Rancho Cordova there’s a place called aquarium depot, $6 for those amazing little guys.

[@ApexDill]

The past couple days I've been trying to record my African Rope Fish, Tire Track Eel & Fire Eel eating on camera so i can send you the video! I really want to show off my tank & the fish that I am very proud of! You have inspired me to get back into Fish Keeping. Its relaxing to watch all my pet fish after A day of work & I enjoy it so much I now have 3 fish tanks up & running. Thanks for the inspiration & great content!

[@JeffGeraldFishing]

That’s going to be an awesome tank once those long ear get to growing and their colors start showing up. I’ve always wanted to have some sort of sunfish. It’d be between them or the green sunfish. Done sir 👍🏻

[@SCFishKeeping]

Hard to go wrong with Sunfish man! So much personality and attitude! 😂

[@FintasticFreaks]

Driftwood in aquariums are always a winner to me, especially with the rocks it looks great. Those sunfish are also awesome, thanks for giving some tips, might need to get some soon.

[@SCFishKeeping]

Appreciate you my friend! I'm super happy with how this tank turned out. The driftwood makes this tank I agree!!

[@Fishamax]

I like a lot the natural native fish keeping. ( i m from France).

[@kayos2680]

Either the Mottled Sculpin or Rainbow Darter for my native palladarium tank, currently has guppies, crayfish, and snakes, those would be an amazing addition to my tank, DONE!!

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

💘 Mosquito fish 😍 *DONE!* Love the bloopers 😄

[@Brody_Elliott]

The most interesting thing I saw that I could house right now is the mosquito fish!! I done!!!

[@SCFishKeeping]

I have a little school of mosquito fish!! They're awesome! And they're live-bearers so they're relatively easy to breed!

[@Brody_Elliott]

SC Fish Keeping thanks!! Might look into getting some!!

[@markmmcaulay]

Greetings from Plymouth MA. My sons and I watched nesting sunfish with great joy. You've inspired me to set up my 55 with sunfish and minnows. (Jonas') Thanks! Great stuff on your channel!

[@loganbrigham6728]

Grass Pickerel 1.25-1.5”. Done! Tank looks awesome Zac!

[@SCFishKeeping]

Good choice buddy!! I love my Grass Pickerel. Monster attitude in a tiny package!

[@dillanhough7502]

This is great. My nephews just caught both species of fish out of a little private pond with nets and I took a couple of each and put them in my aquarium yesterday!

[@r.b.animalsandmovies4186]

Sunfish are so beautiful, I had some when I lived in Florida and I would love to get them back one day

[@SCFishKeeping]

What type did you keep?? I can't wait for these Longear to color up!

[@r.b.animalsandmovies4186]

@@SCFishKeeping I had dollar sunfish and mud sunfish

[@theshawfamily7033]

You know what I like you’re videos you have a really cool fish frfr

[@jeffmoulton6600]

Large Mouth Bass! Excited for the new tank!

[@SCFishKeeping]

Hard to go wrong with a Largemouth!

[@drewsta005]

The Coppertail Bowfin...DONE! On a side note, the Tank looks amazing! Very beautiful scaping, even early on. Excited to see how the tank develops!!

[@SCFishKeeping]

I might be a bit biased... But the Bowfin is an awesome choice!! And thanks buddy! I definitely need to get some green in there, but I have the vision and I'm so excited!! 😁

[@tropicalfishandshrimptanks389]

Great ideas. I like how the lighting works

[@whitefanghero]

Love the tank, can't wait to see all the plants n the finished tank

[@rainboiyoroblox3437]

love the tank looks absolutely amazing nice job,the natural aquascaping looks perfect.

[@cameronclark6649]

I’d love to keep largemouth bass, watching videos of them in aquariums is what got me back in the hobby. Done

[@biggrigg1026]

A native tank is my goal. I currently have African Cichlids.

[@kylewoodring3225]

I have a few sunfish and a goldfish

[@TheLongjohntim]

When I was younger I had a long eared sun fish that rivaled any salt water fish I had. He was gorgeous.

[@FishinMichigan1]

That’s so cool!! I just caught some native black nose Daces fro my tank!

[@SCFishKeeping]

Nice!!! How are they doing??

[@FishinMichigan1]

SC Fish Keeping Awesome! Originally had 5, but now I’m down to 3 because the one little one got sucked up in the filter and the other decided to jump out of the tank 😢. But those were kind of on me because I didn’t have a lid for the tank. But now I do! And the 3 of them are thriving in a 5.5 gallon aquarium with a 10 gallon filter. Also added a tiny baby crawfish! So far I’m loving the native tank and soon I will be upgrading to a 37 gallon and getting some sort of sunfish!

[@SCUMDOGFISHING]

Whooo Whoooooo. New fish day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SCFishKeeping]

😂😂 I had to use that commercial... Lol

[@flaviodesignaquariums1690]

Gotta put a native tank on my aquarium bucket list. Put some plants in their. Awesome.

[@alejandromarquez9299]

Shitttt didn’t see you posted a video was super busy at work didn’t even see my notifications, glad to see a vid here bro!

[@bobby6715]

Longears are by far my favorite... would love to get my hands on some 😍

[@SCFishKeeping]

I can't wait for mine to color up!!

[@allenpacker1119]

I always have to watch till the end. Your two girls remind me so much of my two girls that are about the same age. Keep up the good videos

[@SCFishKeeping]

My girls only want me to fast forward to the end for when they're in the video! 😂😂

[@allenpacker1119]

@@SCFishKeeping My girls blow kisses back at them when they watch.

[@sbkpeace.24]

Yep your right that tank looks awesome!!!

[@SCFishKeeping]

Thank you!! Appreciate you agreeing 😁

[@sharronmiller451]

Love this tank and love native fish!!

[@ST62382]

That opening sequence was great!

[@SCFishKeeping]

😂😂 I love that commercial! Felt it was fitting here! Lol

[@ST62382]

SC Fish Keeping that commercial is awesome. And yes, very fitting here!

[@alexandercollins9146]

so glad i found this channel! amazing video!

[@timconstant4702]

The tank is amazing. Absolutely love it!

[@SCFishKeeping]

Thanks Tim!! I appreciate it!!

[@jackklinge1849]

Such a hard decision cause there’s so many cool native fish to choose from! I think I’d have to go with a rainbow darter! Done!

[@SCFishKeeping]

The Rainbow Darters are a great choice!

[@canheaton]

Great video. I'm going out on the ice today here in WI in search of some sunfish for my aquarium. I learned from your video that the lake by my house has some northern sunfish along with the more common ones. Maybe i will notice other kinds as well now! Thank You!

[@A_Hobby_Homesteader]

Just started following you a week ago and watched all your videos already just started new aquariums in my new house thanks for watching some of your videos

[@SCFishKeeping]

Damn!! I appreciate you binge watching the videos and I'm sorry you had to sit through some of those early ones! 😂

[@victoriaflewallen7307]

Really loved the informative content of this video!

[@moutaintopfish1597]

Caught 20 one inch bluegills and put in a tank myself this spring lots of fun great looking tank

[@SCFishKeeping]

Sounds like an awesome tank! Bluegill have awesome personalities!

[@doghows]

Nice video...love the shiners....cant wait to see the pan fish fully grown and colored up... i wanna see your walleye and see how good they are doing....as i said i want to put them in my 125....when you gonna ship them to me ? Lol

[@kalie1323]

I adore rosy red minnows 😍😍 done!

[@Tygor3533]

I love the 125 btw! That scape is beautiful my friend good job!

[@SCFishKeeping]

Thank you sir!! I'm so happy with how it turned out!

[@derrickhageman1969]

this tank setup is amazing keep up the work SC😊

[@loganbrigham6728]

Haven’t watched it and I already liked it. Lol

[@SCFishKeeping]

Hahaha appreciate you buddy!

[@37gns37]

Rainbow darter or rainbow shiners done! Thanks for all the information you always provide and being a good person. What you did for Anthony at UA was amazing bro and thank you for doing a giveaway! It’s nice to see a KZbinr that cares about their fans !DONE!

[@unusualaquariumecosystems5805]

Very nice fish, lovely colours

[@SCFishKeeping]

I can't wait for them all to color up!! Going to look amazing!

[@tacojoey]

Thank you so much you encourage me to make a pond ive dream of doing it for so long

[@Fmaster28]

That tank is so cool!!!

[@SCFishKeeping]

Thank you!! I love it so much!

[@brandongambill9618]

Toss up between the Black Crappie and the Longear. ✔️ DONE Just got my first aquarium, going to surprise my boys with it.

[@kalie1323]

Dollar sunfish 😍😍 my goodness those are gorgeous. Done!

[@SCFishKeeping]

Right?! I'm thinking I might need a group of Dollar Sunfish!!

[@tinnyelk2962]

I started watching you 2-3weeks ago and I've watched pretty much all of your vids

[@alangarza3173]

Largemouth bass and a Mexican dwarf orange crayfish!! Done ✅!!!!

[@rjdungey5118]

Love your videos keep up the great work I would love to have a coppertail bowfin in a native fish tank or my pond done

[@Sugaree43]

Sweet addition. Bloopers 😂

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Haha loved the bloopers, we have all been there as content creators. Well I'm glad you got the sunfish!! But the mystery still remains what's going into the outside pond??? 🤔🐟

[@sandstormnorm]

Bluefin killifish & flagfish done, great vids keep it up!

[@bonniew1992]

Already following them, so that part was easy lol. I would love some Everglades Pygmy Sunfish! Done!

[@SCFishKeeping]

I could see you making an awesome little tank for them!!

[@kyleswatzell3245]

Have always wanted to do a native tank setup in my 120 gallon really like the color on the Central Longear Sunfish done

[@matthausner4006]

Keep doin' what you do. Thanks for these vids!

[@SCFishKeeping]

Appreciate your support!!

[@lawdawg_7983]

Ha ha ha 😆 the bloopers Always enjoy watching your videos buddy

[@SCFishKeeping]

Felt like throwing in a few clips of what I deal with while making these videos! 😂

[@ccody8063]

I also ordered some longear sunfish from jonahs Aquarium. They came in great and have all be doing good. I have them in a tank inside and I decided to move one outside to my pond, (which isn’t a very massive pond) and it has grown double the size as the other ones. Great fish

[@michealjoffe4824]

I’m getting ready to build my new native fish pond and I would stock it with long ear sun fish, done ✅ (this is my favorite video you made so far, keep it up).

[@lukemartin125]

And mark is the G.O.A.T🐐🐐🐐

[@SCFishKeeping]

Agreed!!

[@noahackert8198]

Thanks for the opportunity 🤞🤟🏻 Grass pickerel 2.5-3 ” DONE

[@RodNHandFishing]

Beautiful setup! Subscribed!

[@98kouki123]

We’ve got the same fish!!! I’ve had both the long ears and red fin shiners for a few months now. Added a male long ear today!

[@SCFishKeeping]

How's the tank doing with the male in there??

[@abcaquaticbiotopecreations8915]

Saw this video and got excited thinking you posted a new one... then realized it's 3 years old 😅😢 also, love mark and jonah's aquarium.

[@bramchatrou472]

That tank is an absolute beaut mate

[@SCFishKeeping]

Thank you!! I'm so happy with it!

[@bramchatrou472]

@@SCFishKeeping i have a 240l tank now n my gourami built a big nest, hope your fish ll make a nest too man

[@jag5244]

Love the vids and gals to see you posting

[@SCFishKeeping]

I'll be posting more! Promise!

[@angelfishkeeper3027]

Amazing set up

[@jimsalt3966]

I love your new tank setup! I’d love to get some Flagfish. Done

[@robertjaynes4322]

And I loved the bloopers lol!!!

[@SCFishKeeping]

😂😂 Thanks man

[@lexiblaze8124]

Bluefin killifish and DONE. This videos was awesome totally subscribing

[@LuisMartinez-dy7lo]

Awesome video as always Zac 👍👍

[@SCFishKeeping]

Thank you sir!

[@rainerdombek7067]

Mottled sculpin. Done. Would like to get a hybrid striped bass, but I would love to do a cold water creek tank with some daces and such. Add maybe a helgremite and some other invertebrates too haha

[@ryanangelo3462]

Madtom done been looking for a place selling these for like 3 years now and I love your videos you’ve inspired me to get my own tanks

[@SCFishKeeping]

Glad I could introduce you to Jonah's Aquarium then!! Good luck!

[@drvfootball9150]

Nice tank and cool fish

[@SCFishKeeping]

Thanks buddy!!

[@leyenda6149]

I just got farm-raised juvenile rainbow darters (about 2" long). My research says to feed them freeze-dried bloodworms, but I'm not convinced that is the best choice. Any suggestions you can give would be great! Thank you!

[@lancenorton1117]

Hopefully this is not too late but I have always had good luck teaching fish like that to eat chopped earthworms. And you are correct, many fish Darters included are not too fond of freeze dried anything.

[@tango-bravo]

Awesome 6’ tank

[@CrabbyHermit54]

Bluefin Killifish! Done! Love watching your channel!

[@elvinsworld11]

Love your videos.

[@SCFishKeeping]

Thank you!!

[@kgaquaticsk2946]

Largemouth Bass done

[@PriscillaMKArt]

Sunfish are so pretty.

[@SCFishKeeping]

I agree!! 😁 I'm already thinking about what type to get next haha

[@gabelloyd7034]

Yellow perch, Mexican dwarf crawfish. Done. Been looking at his fish for a while I miss my largemouth I had

[@AquariumThoughts]

I like the look of driftwood coming out of the Aquarium. 👍 Rainbow Darter. Done

[@SCFishKeeping]

Thanks man!! I've definitely thought about rainbow darter! Amazing fish!

[@arminkrahbar]

I'm getting a 135 and I'm thinking about setting up a native tank and creating a tank like yours. I will add some plants in there too.

[@brittzb8243]

Wow that tank looks amazing 😍😍😍 bummer cant enter the draw 😂

[@Nanoscape30]

Dude here in ohio I catch horned chubs there super cool 😎 love your videos 📹very cool native tank my friend!

[@rileyphelps3692]

The wood in the tank looks great! Grass pickerel or walleye would go great with my channel catfish and bluegill. Done

[@OttoJrLures]

DONE! Hybrid bluegill or black crappie. Setting up my 110 gal tub pond in my lure painting shop tomorrow based off the one you built for your porch sitting area, gonna stock it with local freshwater breeds from central Illinois!

[@SCFishKeeping]

That would be awesome to be able to finish with some lures and look over to see a pond of local fish!!

[@Veritas1980-Chill]

Flagfish done. Also love the tank. I have had longer that I raised from babies under an inch long spawn 4 times. 5 or 6 babies survived and have eaten the subsequent spans, even with me feeding them 2 times daily.

[@SCFishKeeping]

That's good to know! I have a tank set up for when I do eventually get some babies I can try to move them and grow them out!

[@Evlmoonkey]

Oh Grass Pickerel no doubt. Love Jonah’s!!! Done

[@SCFishKeeping]

I love my Grass Pickerel!! Good choice!