I'm not a vegan or green-nut guys. But I just feel a stronger effort should be made to re-home them, rather than simply round them up and kill em.
PLECO HUNT
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I'm not a vegan or green-nut guys. But I just feel a stronger effort should be made to re-home them, rather than simply round them up and kill em.
They're so common, killing them in a NON NATIVE area isn't going to hurt no one... Well except you...
This is a fish so common that you'd have trouble finding a store that stocks fish that doesn't have Plecos.
There is no reason to expect the OP to start a large-scale rehoming program for the common pleco. That is just plain unrealistic.
Also keep in mind these arn't native fish that are being needlessly killed for no reason. They are an invasive species that is putting a strain on native fish populations. Arguing against killing them isn't saving the poor innocent fish from death. It is condemning the native fish to death when they get out-competed by a fish that doesn't have the disadvantage of predators to deal with.
There is no reason to expect the OP to start a large-scale rehoming program for the common pleco. That is just plain unrealistic.
Also keep in mind these arn't native fish that are being needlessly killed for no reason. They are an invasive species that is putting a strain on native fish populations. Arguing against killing them isn't saving the poor innocent fish from death. It is condemning the native fish to death when they get out-competed by a fish that doesn't have the disadvantage of predators to deal with.
i do feel sorry for the plecos but if its between euthenizing them and saving a lake with all the fish, id say euthenize them, its sad but sometimes you cant help them even if you really want to, but if anything when your about to take some out, post on here about a week in advance and see if anyone might want one! you never know you might get that 1 person who would buy one or more just to save them = D
They are an invasive species that is putting a strain on native fish populations. .
From my understanding these are man made ponds, almost like you would find in a golf course, but maybe larger?... I HIGHLY doubt it's putting a strain on any native fish population.
Now, in open water that connects to other waterways is a totally different arguement.
From my understanding these are man made ponds, almost like you would find in a golf course, but maybe larger?... I HIGHLY doubt it's putting a strain on any native fish population.
Now, in open water that connects to other waterways is a totally different arguement.
asian carp were initially a part of a water treatment experiment in a reservoir where there was no possibility of escape. News flash, they escaped and are going to be one of the largest ecological disasters in a long time. I'm sorry just a lame attempt at keeping a surpisingly long thread alive. Its plain and simple, eradicate invasive species period.
asian carp were initially a part of a water treatment experiment in a reservoir where there was no possibility of escape. News flash, they escaped. I'm sorry just a lame attempt at keeping a surpisingly long thraed alive. Its plain and simple, eradicate invasive species period.
Asian carps are not even on the same scale as plecos! You simply can not compare them.
I'm not a vegan or green-nut guys. But I just feel a stronger effort should be made to re-home them, rather than simply round them up and kill em.
Yet you've probably eaten thousands of pigs, cows, chickens and fish in your lifetime. But that's ok, and killing an invasive species isn't? What about killing insects you find in your house? Where is your line?
From my understanding these are man made ponds, almost like you would find in a golf course, but maybe larger?... I HIGHLY doubt it's putting a strain on any native fish population.
Now, in open water that connects to other waterways is a totally different arguement.
I'm not 100% sure about that area of Florida, but in Southwest Florida and South Florida it is very common to link even man-made large-scale ponds into the central drainage network. They are used as flood control, one of the reasons why most neighborhoods end up with one at least in the immediate area. Down here even the gulf course lakes are linked in, so the golf course doesn't flood during a heavy storm.
There is a chance that this is a closed system but unless I missed where the OP stated for sure it hasn't been stated to be closed off.
Asian carps are not even on the same scale as plecos! You simply can not compare them.
Read this:
http://www.cichlidae.com/section.php?id=213
And then decide if you want to revise that statement. RESEARCH before you post, I know you're a nice girl but you make yourself look really ignorant.
