choice fish from your state

[sostoudt]

what fish would you pick for a aquarium from your state? i personally would like to see the diversity of fish here in north America by state, dont let asia have all the good ones.
im live in virginia here is my only pick from my fish and game site
sun perch(Lepomis gibbosus)

looking nice

getting better, maybe i want one(photo from thermalcouple at webshots.com)

holy **** where hell are you fishing, i want one right now!(photo from rt44man on flicker)



show some national and state pride show me your local fish

 

[TheKrow]

It would be a huge aquarium, but I would say a New Mexico striper.

 

[sostoudt]

that is a impressive fish and i dont say this flippantly

 

[le patron]

what fish would you pick for a aquarium from your state? i personally would like to see the diversity of fish here in north America by state, dont let asia have all the good ones.
im live in virginia here is my only pick from my fish and game site
sun perch(Lepomis gibbosus)

looking nice

getting better, maybe i want one(photo from thermalcouple at webshots.com)

holy **** where hell are you fishing, i want one right now!(photo from rt44man on flicker)



show some national and state pride show me your local fish

those last two fish are not pumpkinseeds, i think the second one is a redbreast sunfish and the third is a longear


as for my favorite native fish from my state? hmm, i'd have to go with smallmouth bass

 

[sbuse]

i'd have to say lake sturgeon with muskie and white bass as a food supply for the muskie problibly some flatheads also

 

[Catfish Keeper]

I think some flounder would be pretty cool.

 

[Duckman77]

I posted on this thread before, but it seems many of the posts from this thread were somehow deleted.

Here's mine again:

IL: Red shiner, spotfin shiner, southern redbelly dace, grass pickerel, yellow bass, bowfin. Of course not all of these would go in the same tank.

BTW: has anyone kept flathead catfish before? I know many have posted they wanted them before, but I'm unaware of anyone having actually tried keeping them.

 

[WahooWillie]

those last two fish are not pumpkinseeds, i think the second one is a redbreast sunfish and the third is a longear


as for my favorite native fish from my state? hmm, i'd have to go with smallmouth bass

First pics is a pumkinseed and green hybrid (gibbosus X cyanellus). And the next 2 are both longears (megalotis).

 

[aquaculture]

rainbow trout.

 

[WattaMelon]

I love sticklebacks.