has anyone kept a swordspine snook???

[muckieman]

i was thinking of geting one or a exCichlasoma urophthalmus. anyone have any info. any info would be helpful

 

[pmtuneman13]

I have caught them before. Very pretty fish. I can tell you they are mean in the wild and attacked a plug. I know I have read a post about someone keeping them on MFK.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86052&highlight=swordspine+snook

 

[muckieman]

ok thanks. and if any mods see this can they move it to the right section i realized i posted in the section.

 

[Fish Room Plus]

They need salt in the water. Not aggresive, more on the line as timid & shy. These are not the FL snooks. These are breed in S.A.

 

[muckieman]

realy i becase i have cought swordspine snook in spilways in FL. i had them ID an they were swordspine snook.i know there are many other snook speices too.thanks for your help i was thinking of doing a magrove swamp(brakish)

 

[Fish Room Plus]

The snooks that are available to local store are breed in S.A,Very skiddish

 

[muckieman]

k

 

[Brackishbandit]

there are some laws in fl with snook you should check cause it is a protected species you have to have a permit to keep them at 27" if you are talking about Centropomus spp.

 

[guppy]

They need salt in the water. Not aggresive, more on the line as timid & shy. These are not the FL snooks. These are breed in S.A.

Umm, actually they ( Centroponnus ensiferus) are caught in Florida, they are found as far north as the St Lucie river on the east coast but are very rarely caught on the west coast. Young ones are brackish and found mainly in mangrove areas but adults prefer very lightly brackish to full fresh water. Max out at near 15" but usually no more than 12".

 

[Brackishbandit]

my bad some time only see half of what I should be seeing