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I need help understanding and controlling this fish. I live in South Florida. II have a 1/2 acre pond. It does not communicate with the canal system. It fills with rainwater and I have a pump system to fill it. The fill pump outlet is above level of water, so there can be no backflow into the canals. My pond used to be filled with bass, averaging about 1 foot in length. We've had some issues with vegetation overgrowth, and I just cleared all vegetation out of the pond. There were only a few large fish. What I did discover is thousands of 2 to 3 in long Blue Moonbeam Galaxy snakeheads. These things are super aggressive, and seem to be hunting in packs. They're beautiful fish, but I think I have a population out of control. Does anybody have any ideas on what to do. And if you're in South Florida and you collect these, you want to come get some?
 
Snakeheads must be destroyed if caught. Maybe trap and kill them, because as harsh as it sounds these fish are invasive and destructive
 
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All Snakeheads illegal to keep in our home aquariums and all species banned in the U.S. I agree with @Hendande and it's sounds like they already took over the pond.
 
tlindsey said:
All Snakeheads illegal to keep in our home aquariums and all species banned in the U.S. I agree with @Hendande and it's sounds like they already took over the pond.
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I'm afraid I'm going to have to shock the pond. It's going to kill all my other fish, Turtles, crayfish, and all the little critters. I can't use a toxin, because horses go in the pond. I guess I'll just have to restock with native animals from the surrounding canals.
 
m chaparro said:
I'm afraid I'm going to have to shock the pond. It's going to kill all my other fish, Turtles, crayfish, and all the little critters. I can't use a toxin, because horses go in the pond. I guess I'll just have to restock with native animals from the surrounding canals.
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Try trapping out, or use light shock methods to stun them and net them out. I think C Chicxulub works im fisheries. Any tips?
 
If they are only a few inches long get a few predatory fish such as largemouth bass,bowfin and Florida gar to eat them, then add a bunch of tilapia ( to help with weeds),and a group of fish you like such as various sunfish species,albino channel catfish,white Midas cichlids,jag cichlids,mayans,etc

It should be clear however that the snakeheads didn't kill your bass,poor habitat did.
If you still have snakeheads afterward you can eat them as you catch them.
Add tilapia and gymnogeophagus every year or so to keep pond in tip top shape
 
m chaparro said:
I need help understanding and controlling this fish. I live in South Florida. II have a 1/2 acre pond. It does not communicate with the canal system. It fills with rainwater and I have a pump system to fill it. The fill pump outlet is above level of water, so there can be no backflow into the canals. My pond used to be filled with bass, averaging about 1 foot in length. We've had some issues with vegetation overgrowth, and I just cleared all vegetation out of the pond. There were only a few large fish. What I did discover is thousands of 2 to 3 in long Blue Moonbeam Galaxy snakeheads. These things are super aggressive, and seem to be hunting in packs. They're beautiful fish, but I think I have a population out of control. Does anybody have any ideas on what to do. And if you're in South Florida and you collect these, you want to come get some?
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Plus I doubt they are blue moonbeam snakeheads,can you post a pic please?
 
My thoughts are that it's not blue moonbeam snakehead. More likely juveniles of another sort, the colouration varies from young to adult in most snakehead
 
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