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<blockquote data-quote="Retired Educator" data-source="post: 135753" data-attributes="member: 3373">Not sure whether it's legal or not but I am pretty sure I've never seen anyone get a violation for a perch in a fish tank. Knew a Sci. Teacher who had such a tank and I'm pretty sure it's not uncommon.&nbsp; I would guess that the G&amp;F has rules about transporting live fish because of people who like to do their own stocking.Freshwater fish tanks I have seen look pretty much like a lake in ND. They all had some native weeds in the tank, and the water wasn't necessarily filtered like the tanks you see in pet shops or Drs. offices. If you're going to replicate a ND lake it should have some scum on the top and not crystal clear water. As others have suggested most fish live by eating other fish as well as insects, etc. If you have other fish in the tank you can expect some of them to disappear occasionally. The rule in the wild is that bigger fish eat smaller fish and most aren't very fussy eaters. Not an expert but have been told that a fish will only grow as big as the space allows so don't expect to grow trophies at home in a small tank.Have a little fun with a few fish but don't get into the stocking business or the G&amp;F will want to know a little more about you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retired Educator, post: 135753, member: 3373"] Not sure whether it's legal or not but I am pretty sure I've never seen anyone get a violation for a perch in a fish tank. Knew a Sci. Teacher who had such a tank and I'm pretty sure it's not uncommon. I would guess that the G&F has rules about transporting live fish because of people who like to do their own stocking. Freshwater fish tanks I have seen look pretty much like a lake in ND. They all had some native weeds in the tank, and the water wasn't necessarily filtered like the tanks you see in pet shops or Drs. offices. If you're going to replicate a ND lake it should have some scum on the top and not crystal clear water. As others have suggested most fish live by eating other fish as well as insects, etc. If you have other fish in the tank you can expect some of them to disappear occasionally. The rule in the wild is that bigger fish eat smaller fish and most aren't very fussy eaters. Not an expert but have been told that a fish will only grow as big as the space allows so don't expect to grow trophies at home in a small tank. Have a little fun with a few fish but don't get into the stocking business or the G&F will want to know a little more about you. [/QUOTE]

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