California fish keepers in here!

[Pwn]

Well, nothing I suppose..stupid question anyway

Still waiting for some barracuda info! Max size? Tank mates? Active or not? Live feeders only?

 

[r3d]

Get a fahaka its the coolest and cheapest fish youll get in so cal. and if your lucky youll get a fahaka that wont mess with other fish

 

[Idealconcepts]

I'm up north in Sonoma County. Most of the stores here order fish from San Francisco or SoCal...and not very many stock "rare" species. We get a lot of oscars,dempseys and non aggressive types up this way. Very rare to even see a silver aro in any stores around here. Most fish I get are special order. I hate having fish shipped ,and having a store special order them means I don't pay shipping ,but I get a shipped fish that hasn't been acclimated yet in a store even.

I'm leaning towards an ATF or payara. I'm not so into the single fish in a tank thing anymore though. If I could get some bichirs to go with one of those I'd be happy

My cousin Graduated from Sonoma, nice place, ya not much of a fish selection but you aren't super far from Frisco which usually has a pretty good selection of fish. I think most of the LFS get their fish and Oddballs from there also. As others have mentioned if your looking for a single fish in a tank that is interactive I've heard very good things of the Fahaka Puffer, not too expensive and look pretty cool. I had two small ones before my growout tank crashed and lost all but one or two fish in the tank. Good luck.

 

[lockdown58]

if u want those illegaal (but bad ass fish) check your local area and get a permit. you can get it if ur willing to put out a few bucks.

 

[albirdy]

escondidos

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Do you have a fahaka pic? Something bigger than a juvenile?

Have never really been into the looks of those guys...they look to cute to be killers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAAsg75PaQc

 

[Nabbig2]

Yeah I live in cali too. What is with the banning of all the fish man?

 

[TheFishWrestler]

I am pretty sure that the reason so many fish are illegal here is because if they were released into the wild they would survive and possibly harm/change the ecosystem. More so in northern california they are worried about aggressive fish like bowfins and gars damaging the already struggling salmon population.

 

[andyc228]

well my this lfs when i ask him for a illegal fish he somehow gets it but it takes 2 weeks ?

 

[Nabbig2]

well my this lfs when i ask him for a illegal fish he somehow gets it but it takes 2 weeks ?

Quick, tell me where you live! Haha, kidding.


Fishwrestler, I see your point. But it's not like CA is the only place with lakes and fish. I don't know, something is just.........fishy.