Best QT procedure for wild caught fish?
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they are like rocks, Bro.......and will cram into an environment WAY more populous than we would keep on MFK just because they are that hardcore and will very VERY seldom kill their own...
but they will eat everything else in a hole during dry season, from fish to microorganisms, starting with creek chubs and shiners if they need to
The N.A. genus of Lepomis is not to be trifled with, even by Micropterus and Parachromis
for their size, definitely......IMO, Flathead catfish are about as hardcore as it gets.....I've had them practically annihilate rods, reels, line, hooks, - everything. In the spots we fish for them we use a 3-way swivel with our hook tied to the main line w/ 20lb mono, and the other end of the 3-way has a dipsey or a bank sinker tied on w/ 8lb mono and at least half the times we reel in the fish, the sinker has been snapped off and you never even feel it. They just take the bait and run and when the sinker gets caught on the rocks it doesn't even delay them in the slightest.....totally oblivious to it. I've had them straighten #1 and #2 Eagleclaw baitholders, crack ceramic guides while using regular mono, strip or shatter gears in my reels from brute strength, and of course the one earlier this year that cracked the cuffs that hold the reel-seat in place.
As far as FW goes, I can't imagine what else can do this type of stuff in N.A.....they have also mildly strained my biceps, caused my vertebrae to POP, pulled all 230lbs of me forward a step or two, and - when I get my buddy to e-mail the pix, you can see how handling them enough wears teeth-grooves into your hands and forearms. I guess you can count the "venomous" spines on the pectoral and dorsal fins, but it's really too easy to avoid them, I have never met anyone who got tagged by the spines. I imagine on a 40lb+ fish it would be phenomenally painful and possibly even serious in a bad spot
Yep, cats are definitely great fighters when they're hooked. I hooked a fairly small one (maybe 15") while I was just messing around with my cheap *** Walmart pole, it completely splintered the top of the pole and also did a number on the reel.
Anyways, I was actually able to watch the pumpkinseeds eating frozen bloodworms today but they didn't like when I approached the tank with a camera to try and get pics! I'll give them a few more weeks in QT but so far they've shown no signs of illness whatsoever, I'm probably going to run them through one more preventative anti-parasitic treatment just to be safe but so far so good.
Anyways, I was actually able to watch the pumpkinseeds eating frozen bloodworms today but they didn't like when I approached the tank with a camera to try and get pics! I'll give them a few more weeks in QT but so far they've shown no signs of illness whatsoever, I'm probably going to run them through one more preventative anti-parasitic treatment just to be safe but so far so good.
that's true, flattys are beasts. Basically one big muscle with fins haha.
