Anyone ever catch any non native/invasive aquarium fish while fishing?

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On the Illinois River, we cath Asian Carp all the time. Not necessarily an aquarium fish, but a VERY invasive species.
 
FreshWater Guru said:
They complet;y devistate local eco system and are very dangerous to humans. They can 2x their population in 9 mnths and can adapt to almost any water conditions.
Soon snakeheads will be the most common fish in the U.S.
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Im sorry but you are spreading hysterical fallacies. Please cite one sourced example of each of your claims. I predict that you will not be able to do so.

Those types of predictions were common years ago yet they have never materialized.
 
zyno said:
ditto on the winter question
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I'm from NYC and had a house in the Hamptons for years. Also awaiting confirmation that they can be found annually.

As stated, I did not catch the plecos or the other fish while fishing, although the tilapia, catfishes, acaras, and mayan cichlids can be. I used a cast net. You can catch up to 15 plecos per net depending how big they are. I put 200 in my buddy's drained pool (with 10" of rain in it) in a couple of hours of catching. It was technically a "volunteer fish survey & invasive removal" for a local State Park. They welcome that kind of volunteer work. They even gave me a special permit and/or keys to access all of the closed trails. The only risk was alligators.

Sadly I have done many expeditions like that and the majority of the invasives are thrown up on shore for the vultures and crows to eat. It's technically illegal to return them to the wild. The large tilapia fed myself and a bunch of my college friends lol.
 
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caught them in florida aer-jet canal 6 or 7 years ago thats fry behind them had them in a comunity seting even had midas breed at same time no deaths
this uro i caught at same time
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FreshWater Guru said:
Snakeheads and Oscars can both be found within 5 miles of my house in hampton, ny. In queens snakeheads where found in 2005 at local pond. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/09/nyregion/09snakeheads.htmlhttp://www.ny1.com/content/top_stor...-mystery--four-snakehead-fish-found-in-queens As a result all fish where killed in the 14 acre pond to prevent spreading. This is very common in NY due to our cultural diversities. These are not pets set free, these fish are breed and released for their meat. They complet;y devistate local eco system and are very dangerous to humans. They can 2x their population in 9 mnths and can adapt to almost any water conditions. This video shows a snakehead ripping a bass into pieces, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPGmvemG6fk . That video always stuck in my head, the raw power as 00:27 as he rips off the tail. Now imagine a 5 ft' one attached to your leg. Likr these the "giant snakehead" which have been spotted in NY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHiVc_I2V68&feature=related (skip to end for photo's). They are also extremely violent when breeding. The male will set up boundries while the female stay close to the fry. Get with in the boundries or near the fry and they'll attack.

Soon snakeheads will be the most common fish in the U.S.
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dude im sorry but thats silly, the snakehead will never be the most common fish anywhere, and if you know anything about how the world works predators like that can never be the most common becuz they will starve if they over hunt all the food then after it dies off other things will go again and the process will repeat, saying things like that is totally lame and silly
 
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