I searched "Perch Aquarium" as I want my own fish tank with perch in, yours was the first video I saw, and it's inspired me further so cheers mate appreciate you making the video and sharing with us 😊👍🏻
Had somw large ass perch together with big jaguar cichlids and other monster fish before, I was surprised on how fast the chilled down and ate pellets and how social they became😅
if you live near runcorn mate , you can advise me , i want the same for my grandkids ,with the stuff out ov the canal . i know about fish tanks , but the cupboards where pretty cool man.
Thanks for watching! I do plan to do an update, I've been a little slack on making videos just lately with work and family life, but plan on putting some effort in over the next few weeks. The perch have doubled in size since I got them!
How did you get on keeping the perch in the tank? Any problems or any tips for their care? Did you have to cool the water at all? I'm about to set up a perch tank myself so would appreciate any input. Cheers
Thanks for watching! They are still going strong. Did loose a couple, as there was alot of fighting at the beginning. I have 1 really aggressive 1, who spent alot of time chasing and stressing the others out. Haven't had to cool the water much, but I wouldn't let any direct sunlight get in it. Did try not to let it go over 22° so a couple of times I've had an aquarium fan blowing across the top on the hottest days, but unless it's a really hot day, u should be fine. They do grow quick, so need a big tank, mine have double in a year. Been feeding mine prawns as there an easy thing to store and get hold of. But try and keep it varied. Awsome to watch
@@reelanglerz5367 Thanks for the reply and for the info. Very much appreciated. There's not a lot of info available online about keeping perch, so this is great. Thank you
Cheers mate, I had permission to take a few from a small lake. But it's possible to buy them on line. U can get then from here. dcfreshwaterfish.co.uk/shop/native-fish/predatory-fish/perch/
What do you feed them? I get like some red worms but they are quite expensive and also I think too small for my fish now it is 15-17 cm long atm I am digging worms but that will not work all year it will not eat dead fish meat
I feed mine worm, bloodworm, and maggits. But have now managed to get them to est frozen prawns from the supermarket. Took a couple of weeks, but they love them now. Easy to get hold of and not to expensive 👍
About 10 years in the wild, but probably as much as 20 in captivity. A 55 gal would only be ok for 2 or 3 if the were really small, but they grow fast, mine have doubled in size in less than a year, and they will grow over a foot long. So will need alot bigger aquarium, when they get bigger
@@reelanglerz5367 thank you so much man! I believe I'm going to get a pufferfish (amazon puffer) but still like the perch idea.. rlly tho thx for the advice and great vid.
When do you make new video of the perch aquarium? And by the way, i am from Finland and if you didn't know, perch is finland's national fish Edit: in finnish Perch is "Ahven"
I feed mine, maggots, worms, prawns, but their favourite are bloodworms, I buy them frozen. I would imagen the could eat a flake food, but it's getting them to recognise eat as food. Took me a while to get mine to eat prawns.
hey man :) Any tips for keeping them alive ? :D I have 375 liters in my tank. About 22-24 celcius and Also filtration for 400L tanks. I had 4 of them and after week there are 2 of them. They just dont wanna eat expect one of them. Have plants, rock and driftwood here so they can hide. Feed them witch night crawler and maggots. Theý are almost always at one spot and dont move much. Idk what to do. Did water changes every second week (about half of the tank or 1/3 of the tank). So any tips anyone ? :D i really wanna have that one kilo giant :D
Have you tried bloodworms? I started mine on them, you can get them in little frozen cubes from most pet stores. Mine would go mental for them. Also prawns from the supermarket. They are not much different to keeping most cold water fish. Don't let the temp get to high, about 20° or lower is better
ye i tried bloodworms and prawns but they dont want them. Fighting with the tempereture still. Its about 21 celsius. I mean they are alive ´, they swim or just hang out but dont wanna eat. Lost another one so iam on my last. I was thinking about walley or pike. Maybe its gonna be easier :/ @@reelanglerz5367
Never tried breeding them, so not sure, would imagine its not easy in an aquarium,would need the right temperature, although they did try in the spring, the females just dropped some eggs, bit the males never fertized them
@@reelanglerz5367 well at the minute mine are only 3-4 inches and the leader being probaly 5 but I've been feeding them maggot,mealworm Morio worms and bloodworm haven't tried fish yet but theve grown alot
Iv found when feeding maggots, they wriggle under the substrate, and I find them dead and rotting when I clean it out, so stopped feeding them. They do like prawns, and it really fills their bellys up. Have u had any fighting? My dominant fish is pretty aggressive
@@reelanglerz5367 yeah thats true I find a load under my substrate too and to be honest nothing yet but in my tank I have several hides and weed so haven't noticed yet you feeding raw or cooked
You've got your tank, now where's my bloody fireplace! 😂😘
U can get when this all blows over 😘
Such a good idea! Beautiful tank and will be great for studying fish behaviour. Looking forward to watching this progress! 👍
Cheers mate, they are very fascinating to watch
Wow that's awesome, handy too that u can build something so beautiful. I can't wait to see a follow up and updates... Very jel
Thanks dude, they have been very interesting to watch. Already seeing different characters.
Awesome my favourite fish 🔥 great job fella
Very cool setup
Never thought of having a perch tank! Looks good
Thanks, been awsome watching them!
This is unreal mate well done
Cheers dude! 👍
That’s an amazing setup.
Cheers dude
Beautiful aquarium.
Damn amazing! i am so jealous :D Well done mate!
Cheers dude
Belting!!! Great job setting it up and awesome to see a nice shoal of perch bombing around the tank mopping up them worms 😁
Cheers mate, they have been really interesting to watch
I searched "Perch Aquarium" as I want my own fish tank with perch in, yours was the first video I saw, and it's inspired me further so cheers mate appreciate you making the video and sharing with us 😊👍🏻
Happy u took the time to watch it 🤙
Quality work mate. Top marks👍
Cheers dude 👍
Very cool, hope they are doing well!
loving the tank!!!!
Cheers mate
Great video mate 👍✌
Thanks
Well impressed 👍🏽
Cheers dude
Had somw large ass perch together with big jaguar cichlids and other monster fish before, I was surprised on how fast the chilled down and ate pellets and how social they became😅
I’ve ten baby perch was planing To add them to a wildlife pond. , but I may put them in a five foot tank to grow on . Thanks for ur video
almost like the American version of a cichlid less colorful but im sure with selective breeding they could become vibrant
Can you give us am update would love to know how they are getting on
Very Cool Thank You.
Awesome idea!! What filtration did u use?
That’s sick
Cheers dude
Pukka si, will have to pop over and see them in action when all this bollocks is over and done with. Special shout out to the glamorous assistants 😂👍
Cheers mate, yeh definitely!
Any update on the tank pal
nice!!
Can we get an update?
What do you feed your perch as I’m looking to get some my self
They are carnivorous so really any meaty stuff that is fish friendly
if you live near runcorn mate , you can advise me , i want the same for my grandkids ,with the stuff out ov the canal . i know about fish tanks , but the cupboards where pretty cool man.
Not sure where runcorn is mate, what advice are u after?
awesome work man amazing, any more uploads of the fish how they getting on
Thanks for watching! I do plan to do an update, I've been a little slack on making videos just lately with work and family life, but plan on putting some effort in over the next few weeks. The perch have doubled in size since I got them!
@@reelanglerz5367 awesome id like a perch tank one day, cant wait to see more
How did you get on keeping the perch in the tank? Any problems or any tips for their care? Did you have to cool the water at all? I'm about to set up a perch tank myself so would appreciate any input. Cheers
Thanks for watching! They are still going strong. Did loose a couple, as there was alot of fighting at the beginning. I have 1 really aggressive 1, who spent alot of time chasing and stressing the others out. Haven't had to cool the water much, but I wouldn't let any direct sunlight get in it. Did try not to let it go over 22° so a couple of times I've had an aquarium fan blowing across the top on the hottest days, but unless it's a really hot day, u should be fine. They do grow quick, so need a big tank, mine have double in a year. Been feeding mine prawns as there an easy thing to store and get hold of. But try and keep it varied. Awsome to watch
@@reelanglerz5367 Thanks for the reply and for the info. Very much appreciated. There's not a lot of info available online about keeping perch, so this is great. Thank you
wait so how much are perch meant to eat and every day or every other day ?
I was feeding mine twice a day. But I wouldn't leave any food lying in the tank, if they are going to eat it its normal as soon as you put it in
How big is that aquarium? I kinda want to have 1,maybe two.. But not sure if my tank can hold them once grown up :d
Mines 500 litres, but they do grow quick I've now moved them to a garden pond
Temperature ?
Excellent. Will you be doing a follow up?
Thanks, yeh I plan on doing a follow up video very soon. They have grown loads, the aquarium has matured loads.
@@reelanglerz5367 Would love to see what happened to this tank if you have chance!
That is nice!! Definitely do some more. Sub from Somerset. Did you buy the Perch or did they find their way into the tank? 😏
Cheers mate, I had permission to take a few from a small lake. But it's possible to buy them on line. U can get then from here.
dcfreshwaterfish.co.uk/shop/native-fish/predatory-fish/perch/
Would love some perch in a tank. Do you also feed them on small minnows?
I haven't fed them minnows, the Mrs won't let me, plus I think it is illegal in the UK. They are loving prawns at the moment.
Reel Anglerz yeah I’m not a fan of live baiting or anything like that.
Nice work........I'm a joiner 👌
Cheers dude!
What do you feed them? I get like some red worms but they are quite expensive and also I think too small for my fish now it is 15-17 cm long atm I am digging worms but that will not work all year it will not eat dead fish meat
I feed mine worm, bloodworm, and maggits. But have now managed to get them to est frozen prawns from the supermarket. Took a couple of weeks, but they love them now. Easy to get hold of and not to expensive 👍
@@reelanglerz5367 I gave mine herring but that did not work I will try that though :)
That fish is also called a red fin in Australia
Yeh I believe your right, over here they are known as the European perch. I think they were introduced to Australia
How long do these fish live? Also how big? Do think 55 gal could hold one? Nice and creative vid btw!! 👍
About 10 years in the wild, but probably as much as 20 in captivity. A 55 gal would only be ok for 2 or 3 if the were really small, but they grow fast, mine have doubled in size in less than a year, and they will grow over a foot long. So will need alot bigger aquarium, when they get bigger
@@reelanglerz5367 thank you so much man! I believe I'm going to get a pufferfish (amazon puffer) but still like the perch idea.. rlly tho thx for the advice and great vid.
No worries dude! Puffers are awsome!
Looking well👍Will you add another fish like pike?
No I wont mate, I intend to grow these out, put them in a garden pond, then start again with other fish, maybe a different species
@@reelanglerz5367 I hope we will see your new aquarium soon.😉👍
where did you get the tank from?
I brought it second hand, off of a selling page on Facebook, plenty of cheap ones about if u keep ur eye out. 👍
When do you make new video of the perch aquarium? And by the way, i am from Finland and if you didn't know, perch is finland's national fish
Edit: in finnish Perch is "Ahven"
Thanks for watching, I hope to make a another video about the aquarium very soon. They have grown loads, and been very interesting to watch.
Hellow, what do you feed youre perch ?? Can they eat fish flakes ? Thanks
I feed mine, maggots, worms, prawns, but their favourite are bloodworms, I buy them frozen. I would imagen the could eat a flake food, but it's getting them to recognise eat as food. Took me a while to get mine to eat prawns.
Ok thanks 👍🏻
Pliz answer me !
Can perch fish live with malawi cichlids ?????
Hi, unfortunately not, perch are cold water fish, and Malawi are warm. I try to keep my perch tank around 20° hope that helps
Very nice job well done.will you post a video on feeding minnows. 😁
Not sure yet, would have to figure out if its legal in the uk first.
@@reelanglerz5367ok . I have a 200 litre tank with a mix of tropical fish I always wanted to put perch in a tank.
@@percher8percher873 do it mate, really fascinating to watch!
I might do when this all cams down .😁
Hi check out perchquarium pike on UA-cam.
hey man :) Any tips for keeping them alive ? :D I have 375 liters in my tank. About 22-24 celcius and Also filtration for 400L tanks. I had 4 of them and after week there are 2 of them. They just dont wanna eat expect one of them. Have plants, rock and driftwood here so they can hide. Feed them witch night crawler and maggots. Theý are almost always at one spot and dont move much. Idk what to do. Did water changes every second week (about half of the tank or 1/3 of the tank). So any tips anyone ? :D i really wanna have that one kilo giant :D
Have you tried bloodworms? I started mine on them, you can get them in little frozen cubes from most pet stores. Mine would go mental for them. Also prawns from the supermarket. They are not much different to keeping most cold water fish. Don't let the temp get to high, about 20° or lower is better
ye i tried bloodworms and prawns but they dont want them. Fighting with the tempereture still. Its about 21 celsius. I mean they are alive ´, they swim or just hang out but dont wanna eat. Lost another one so iam on my last. I was thinking about walley or pike. Maybe its gonna be easier :/ @@reelanglerz5367
Do they breed well?
Never tried breeding them, so not sure, would imagine its not easy in an aquarium,would need the right temperature, although they did try in the spring, the females just dropped some eggs, bit the males never fertized them
What you feeding your perch buddy I have 5 in my tank but there tempamental as anything there amazing fish aren't they 💯👌
I've been feeding mine prawns, bloodworm which they love, and worms. They have grown loads since I got them. What u been feeding urs?
@@reelanglerz5367 well at the minute mine are only 3-4 inches and the leader being probaly 5 but I've been feeding them maggot,mealworm Morio worms and bloodworm haven't tried fish yet but theve grown alot
Iv found when feeding maggots, they wriggle under the substrate, and I find them dead and rotting when I clean it out, so stopped feeding them. They do like prawns, and it really fills their bellys up. Have u had any fighting? My dominant fish is pretty aggressive
@@reelanglerz5367 yeah thats true I find a load under my substrate too and to be honest nothing yet but in my tank I have several hides and weed so haven't noticed yet you feeding raw or cooked
Just frozen cooked, they have days where they go mad for it, and others where they will leave some
Were do u Buying perch
You can get them from the Carp Co website
Thanks
Great I’ve just got ten baby perch. I’m feeding. Blood worms.
..streetfighter 🤤 ..pet perch 🤤
🤣
It can eat like 2-3 big fat worms
Its to low
But love the perch 🤙