European Perch?

fester · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: European Perch?

Has annyone had any experience in keeping this species in an aquarium?I know from experience when angling They are such a colourful fish and they are also active predators that will devour anything smaller than them selves but apart from taking water samples from the local lakes i have caught them from I have no other information on there requirements in captivity.

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Very active predator. I too used to fish for them as they fight as well.

As to keeping them, I recall an article in Practical Fishkeeping many years ago, it was essentially a freshwater tank, with the decor similar to the local canal, wheels, cans, etc!

They seem to live in a variety of habitats, including rivers, ponds, and canals, so I'd guess they are tolerant of temperature and water quality.

Be interested to hear how you get on.
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Have you had any luck in your quest? Keen angler here too and I am trying hard to find any material on keeping British coarse species. I once kept a perch (about 2oz size) that I caught from the Grand Union Canal when I lived down near Aylesbury. I clearly did lots wrong as it quickly lost its bright green and black stripes (probably stress) and it was continuously hungry so I think they are voracious eaters and the diet of bloodworms, daphnia and maggots I gave it wasnt sufficient. Rather than let it suffer I returned it to the canal in the hope that it would fare better in its natural environment.