NEVER release an aquarium fish into the wild.

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is it illegal to throw koi's in lakes or rivers like other non-native fish? i went fishing today and i saw a bigggggg ass koi come up right under me. tried to catch it.i was just wondering how it got there.well at least im sure someone did a good thing and let it go if it out grew the tank or something

I use to think it was ok, releasing fish into the wild if they were native or they weren't a physical threat to the other fish in the ecosystem. that was until i read that by releasing a fish into the wild native or non native, predatory or not, they may have diseases which you'll spread to the other fish..

How big weas this koi
 

Steve_89

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It shouldnt be done..
 

armac

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you saw a common carp, native fish
 

Vince

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Well, here's a doozee...

Asian aros are endangered. When they are brought into the US of A, they are destroyed by the F&W agents. Not sure if they are destroyed ion the spot, but I am told by the F&W biologist that they are destroyed. Shouldn't they be released into the wild to re-populate the the wild, since their numbers are dwindling? What ya think?
 

vtnamezeboi

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you saw a common carp, native fish
i know what i saw its not a common carp.....common carp here are like blackish grayish....it was a koi...it was orange and spots of different colors.....ii spot him again.he was about 40 ft away from me just swimming on top of the lake
 

Blub Blub

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A couple of snakeheads were found in my local river, scared the bejesus out of biologists. Haven't heard anything else about it in about a year though.
 

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Don't forget you can always eat the fish too :yuck:
Even that is better than releasing them.
Fish are friends, Not food :swear:

Mount them :clap
 
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