Native Fishkeeping...how cool! - Page 2

amelia · 08-29-2005, 07:12 PM

I normally keep mosquito fish.. I haven't for the past couple of years, but they're abundant in my area and I enjoy keeping them VERY much. I've also been considering keeping other freshwater fish, especially gars (even as they are a menace here..)..

**TheOldSalt** · 08-29-2005, 08:51 PM

Gars are a menace?
heh..most folks would say the Mosquitofish is the real menace.

As for Pumkinseeds, yes, they are colorful. You ain't seen nuthin' yet, though, until you see a Longear in full spawning regalia. Not many fish on this planet have as much bright color, be they fresh or saltwater, yet most people don't give them a single thought.

fishboy · 08-30-2005, 08:41 AM

what ever i'm catching the're the most buetiful natives i've seen around my area (closely seconded by brook trout). I'll try to classify them and get the species unless they turn out to be a hybrid

**fish_doc** · 08-30-2005, 12:18 PM

Unfortunally someone caught a asian carp in our river last week. Non native.

amelia · 08-30-2005, 03:11 PM

TheOldSalt---Gars in this area are a menace. The river rises and the ditches fill with water, where I've personally seen gars 4-5 feet long swimming about, following my every move. The fishermen here don't really appriciate the gar, either, since when you catch a gar you either risk getting cut up or lose your hook.

fishboy · 08-30-2005, 03:18 PM

i went fishing and i think w/e type of sunfish i'm catching it is at least part pumpkinseed due to the fact that pumpkinseeds can produce hybrids with other sunfish. I caught what appeared to be be 3 pumpkinseeds but i bagged them (i keep large plastic ziplock bags in my tackle box for the purpose of classifing what i catch more accurately) after looking at them in the bags i noticed one was very brite(almost yellow) and the othe to were darker and each one had a different body shape, color, and finnage but they all showed the same pattern. I also got one brown trout but i think most of the trout left my fishing area because a storm produced alot of muddy water

fishboy · 09-01-2005, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fish_doc

Unfortunally someone caught a asian carp in our river last week. Non native.

speaking of non natives i was reading a story about this guy in florida bass fishing when he caught a clown knife heres a picture
http://www.thejump.net/id/clownknifefish.jpg

**Baby_Baby** · 09-01-2005, 06:23 PM

oh cool!!!!! I want one

fishfreaks · 09-01-2005, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baby_Baby

oh cool!!!!! I want one

Yeah, me too

But then again I want one of every fishy LOL

Scuba Kid · 09-02-2005, 03:12 PM

lol same here.

except clown knifefish...they give me the creeps.

fishfreaks · 09-02-2005, 03:14 PM

why do they give you the creeps? i think theyre awesome looking, especially when they're full grown

**Baby_Baby** · 09-02-2005, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishfreaks

Yeah, me too

But then again I want one of every fishy LOL

LETS BUILD AN ARK!!!!

**fish_doc** · 09-02-2005, 07:59 PM

We would have to fill the ark with water to keep the fish in it. Then we could set it on land and go scuba diveing in it.

**Baby_Baby** · 09-02-2005, 08:58 PM

sweet. wanna bask on top?

**fish_doc** · 09-02-2005, 09:49 PM

I dont think that is allowed on the ark. Anyway probably shouldnt hijack another thread. LOL

I did see one of our local petstores selling a bluegill from their tank yesterday.

**Baby_Baby** · 09-03-2005, 11:56 AM

oh. sorry guys. lol

ya I don't know if we have native fish.....just buffalo...tons and tons of buffalo.....sigh. It would be cool to keep native hawaiian fish!!!!

08-30-2005, 08:41 AM	#23
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	what ever i'm catching the're the most buetiful natives i've seen around my area (closely seconded by brook trout). I'll try to classify them and get the species unless they turn out to be a hybrid __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

08-30-2005, 12:18 PM	#24
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,953 Blog Entries: 19	Unfortunally someone caught a asian carp in our river last week. Non native. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

08-30-2005, 03:18 PM	#26
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 1,647	i went fishing and i think w/e type of sunfish i'm catching it is at least part pumpkinseed due to the fact that pumpkinseeds can produce hybrids with other sunfish. I caught what appeared to be be 3 pumpkinseeds but i bagged them (i keep large plastic ziplock bags in my tackle box for the purpose of classifing what i catch more accurately) after looking at them in the bags i noticed one was very brite(almost yellow) and the othe to were darker and each one had a different body shape, color, and finnage but they all showed the same pattern. I also got one brown trout but i think most of the trout left my fishing area because a storm produced alot of muddy water __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

09-01-2005, 06:23 PM	#28
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,823 Blog Entries: 1	oh cool!!!!! I want one __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

09-02-2005, 03:12 PM	#30
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	lol same here. except clown knifefish...they give me the creeps. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

Members currently in the Chat:1
	Users In Chat Room: StripesAndFins Come Join Me!

08-29-2005, 07:12 PM	#21
amelia the ami Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: missouri Age: 19 Posts: 270	I normally keep mosquito fish.. I haven't for the past couple of years, but they're abundant in my area and I enjoy keeping them VERY much. I've also been considering keeping other freshwater fish, especially gars (even as they are a menace here..)..

08-29-2005, 08:51 PM	#22
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,532	Gars are a menace? heh..most folks would say the Mosquitofish is the real menace. As for Pumkinseeds, yes, they are colorful. You ain't seen nuthin' yet, though, until you see a Longear in full spawning regalia. Not many fish on this planet have as much bright color, be they fresh or saltwater, yet most people don't give them a single thought.

08-30-2005, 03:11 PM	#25
amelia the ami Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: missouri Age: 19 Posts: 270	TheOldSalt---Gars in this area are a menace. The river rises and the ditches fill with water, where I've personally seen gars 4-5 feet long swimming about, following my every move. The fishermen here don't really appriciate the gar, either, since when you catch a gar you either risk getting cut up or lose your hook.

09-02-2005, 03:14 PM	#31
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	why do they give you the creeps? i think theyre awesome looking, especially when they're full grown __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

09-02-2005, 07:59 PM	#33
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,953 Blog Entries: 19	We would have to fill the ark with water to keep the fish in it. Then we could set it on land and go scuba diveing in it. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

09-02-2005, 08:58 PM	#34
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,823 Blog Entries: 1	sweet. wanna bask on top? __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

09-02-2005, 09:49 PM	#35
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,953 Blog Entries: 19	I dont think that is allowed on the ark. Anyway probably shouldnt hijack another thread. LOL I did see one of our local petstores selling a bluegill from their tank yesterday. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

09-03-2005, 11:56 AM	#36
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,823 Blog Entries: 1	oh. sorry guys. lol ya I don't know if we have native fish.....just buffalo...tons and tons of buffalo.....sigh. It would be cool to keep native hawaiian fish!!!! __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
This is so cool.	mlefev	The Water Hole	7	02-15-2007 03:06 PM
native plant	fishboy	Aquatic Plants	14	01-30-2006 03:51 PM
Native Australian Plants	euRasian32	Aquatic Plants	4	07-20-2005 09:15 AM
Fish tanks attributed to housefires; Ban fishkeeping!	pyrofish	General Freshwater	12	07-13-2005 10:46 PM
Earn Cash Rewards For Breeding Native Fish!	aquariumaddict	The Water Hole	18	06-16-2005 01:05 PM