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Anonymous
First off, I suggest getting a 50 gallon tank. Bigger gives you more options. Also, the tank has to go through a cycle, so you should get some cheap fish to keep in it for a couple weeks. Feeder goldfish would work, and that way you don't need a heater. After a couple weeks, now you can decide what you want to do. There's quite a few fish that have similar bass like personalities that aren't native fish. Also, in order to figure out the natives you have, I'd have to know where you live. Bass, pike, and all those predatory fish get way to big for a 50 gallon aquarium. You could probably keep one for a while, but it will grow and eventually need a larger tank. Don't rule out tropical fish yet, because there are many tropical predators that may interest you. Personally, I'm a fan of wolf fish, the common ones seen in most stores (Scientific name Hoplias malabaricus). These guys don't swim around much, but when food goes in the water they can be quite vicious. There are two other rarer species that I am interested in, but you probably won't see them your regular petsmart. One of the fish that i owned that REALLY had a good personality was called a Water Cow (Eleotris picta). Sadly, it died on me due to poor water quality because I got lazy. It has a HUGE mouth, and gets to 18". You should also look into some of the larger cichlids, such as a midas cichlid. These guys may not have a large mouth like bass, but they have a very strong personality when compared to other fish. Also there's two different species of piranha that could go in a tank BY THEMSELVES well. Elongatus piranha(larger, needs 50 gal) and sanchezi (this is the smaller one, good in a 20 gal).
So yeah, research those fish a bit and if you find some that you are interested in, i'll give you some more info on em.
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