View Full Version : Cool native fish site
sandtiger
06-18-2006, 1:40 AM
Found this site today full of great detailed photos of various native fish. Here are a few I liked and a link to the site.
http://www.tnfish.org/Photogallery/FishGallery1/FishGallery1.htm
fisher12889
06-18-2006, 2:37 AM
Sweet, thanks for the link!
wild caught
06-18-2006, 9:11 AM
yeah, thats good for identification. thanks
oriolesdt09
06-18-2006, 1:40 PM
great site, thanks
Bassman89
06-18-2006, 2:50 PM
great site..howd you find it
sandtiger
06-18-2006, 3:48 PM
I did a google picture search looking for wild caught goldfish and found one that lead me to the site.
fishyz
06-18-2006, 5:09 PM
Isn't this site good enough for natives?
sandtiger
06-18-2006, 5:22 PM
No, not really.
Thanks for the link, that almost did the trick into getting me into keeping native fish, its getting tiresome to spend too much money on fish with my limited budget. Natives cost gas and time and profanity and frustration, however freeing up money for bigger tanks better filters and something new that i havent really focused on before.
Got me wondering if anyone has ever kept alewives (probably a huge P I T A) or gizzard shad before in a tank. However living in michigan i'm sure the DNR has some rule or another that i'd have to look into before pondering that too much.
jason
sandtiger
06-19-2006, 12:43 AM
The great thing about collecting your own natives is the feeling of pride you get. It's a lot more satisfying to look at your tank and knowing that you had to work hard to get that species rather than just buying it.
I have tried keeping members of the herring family, very difficult. Nearly impossable.
lil_blue
06-19-2006, 1:38 AM
i dont know how much money you can really put into keeping natives, i mean
you can order them, and they tend to be cheaper than a lot of tropicals
and, you dont need a heater with most species
has anyone kept leeches b4? ive got 4 of em and dont know what to feed em
sandtiger
06-19-2006, 1:57 AM
I put hardly any money into my natives, most of them I catch myself and I love collecting whether I keep the fish or not so it's no extra hassle for me.
Leeches will eat chicken liver, give them some of that.
Thats what i was worried about with the alewives. the constant moving and nearly constant need for food...it was just a random thought they used to wash up on the beach in michigan from time to time.
Right now i have to prep my tanks to move again in september...lovely....ten tanks ranging from 10 to 100 gallons.
Jason
Very sweet! Thanks for sharing!