PLECO HUNT
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I agree with everything you guys say. It was hard for me to know that they would be killed, but I had to face the facts. And at many LFS or craigslist you see people all the time trying to get rid of large plecos.
Like others said, I just wanted to show the affects from releasing petstore fish in a place like Florida.
And I understand how people feel about killing such large fish, since we are on MFK, but lets face the reality people- we need to stop releasing nonnative fish into waterways as one of the steps to stop it.
Another sad thing is that if I dont at least try to reduce the population in that lake, the native fish in the lake will pay for it too by being chemicaly killed.
Like others said, I just wanted to show the affects from releasing petstore fish in a place like Florida.
And I understand how people feel about killing such large fish, since we are on MFK, but lets face the reality people- we need to stop releasing nonnative fish into waterways as one of the steps to stop it.
Another sad thing is that if I dont at least try to reduce the population in that lake, the native fish in the lake will pay for it too by being chemicaly killed.
if drain your tanks into your sink. then have a breeding pair of fish and some of the fry get sucked up and thier you go.and plus all those fish farms in florida. Thats why i dump my aquarium water on the grass
yea i grew up on lake okeechobee and you can just walk along the bank and see their tails sticking out of the caves...we used to just grab their tails and pull them up...stroooong suckers! (literally) just in a 100 yard section there are almost too many to count
It is tragic to think that people still release pet fish into lakes and rivers.
It seems like it would be impossible to completely remove the Pleco population from this paticular pond without chemically killing the whole thing. It does sound like a mountain of a task.
It seems like it would be impossible to completely remove the Pleco population from this paticular pond without chemically killing the whole thing. It does sound like a mountain of a task.
I think what we all need to be missing, is these are not natural lakes.. so, anything in the lake was placed there to begin with.. Any fish, native or not wasn't there to start. It was probably stocked by a facility, the way that bass and trout are stocked here up north. The fish they are "wiping out" are probably a dime a dozen. So why not leave them be? OR leave 1 lake and put all the plecos in there, and they will eventually beat eachother out.
Here in the south, you don't have to stock a pond or lake in order for it to become populated with native fish. It mysteriously happens on its own. People say eggs travel on the feet of birds. Anyway, fish are stocked in streams and rivers alot up north because of damming. The fish can't spawn because the damn prevents them from traveling upstream to the spawning site. The fish would exist even if they weren't stocked, but there wouldn't be enough to make fishing any fun and tourism would suffer. I often see you presenting uneducated statements as fact, and it only leads me to further believe that you enjoy trolling for a good argument.
So now I'm a troll for simply making a statement? Really? You're hilarious.
I'm not trying to argue, just trying to state my point. there are others on this thread who are actually wanting to save them.. I could care either way, but I do think there could be other options for plecos than just killing them.
It is almost the same situation with the Asian Carp but not as bad. They are planning to process the carp to feed the needy maybe they can do the same for the pleco. It would be a more exotic fish to eat. Maybe Andrew Zimmer from the Food Channel can promote this one.
I agree with the above. I wanted to at least help reduce the population in that lake because there are many huge bass, sunfish, bluegill, and tilapia that i accidently pulled up in my net. The homeowners love to fish and would be devastated if everything in the lake had to be killed
