CA/SA in Fl

[TrikkyMakk]

YEa as some have posted I know Mayan cichlids can be caught. They hang out in salt and fresh water I think.

 

[$$mok3d]

Here's a couple mystery cichlids I got while catching bait the other day. I think they are salvini but not positively sure.

 

[scubasteve06]

Wow that is a wild caught salvini I'd keep them there fishies...lol. Is it illegal to keep them or can you?

 

[$$mok3d]

It's legal to keep as many as you want since they are not native. Once I get my tank running I am for sure catching some more. I love the colors especially the red and blue highlights. They make great Peacock bass and snook bait.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

nice FW snook, what did you catch it on? cichlids?

 

[$$mok3d]

It's not really a freshie snook. I caught them in brackish water on a 2" mayans. At that same spot I seen a guy pull up a 2lb Mayan cichlid off a live jumbo shrimp. I just got back from a rainy day/boredom cichlid fishing excursion at my local canal. Heres some pics of the bigger ones I caught.

(I wear a size 12 just for comparison)

This is just a slab of a Mayan I caught last year just thought I'd post it to.

 

[kgby13]

I wish I could do that here....Beautiful fish.

 

[BlueKiller82]

Man I want to go fishing for Cichlids!!!

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

are the first 2 Tilapia mariae?

 

[$$mok3d]

Yes the first two are spotted tilapia. I don't see to many mozambique ones around here.