Lamprey! Least brook lamprey in my aquarium

[Cowturtle]

Wow! Amazing! You’re definitely one of the first to ever keep these (or at least document it).
Shame they don’t live very long in the adult stage.
How big are they? Based on the shot of one next to your thumb and one next to hornwort, no bigger than a few inches I suppose.

yep they’re only about 4-6inches most of the parasitic species I believe get bigger.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

I would have expected a fish like this to live 10-30 years. Shame it's only 2 weeks, hope you enjoy those 2 weeks though.

 

[fishguy1978]

Wow, I'm not putting my hands in that tank

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Always wanted these fish. The king of oddball natives! Good luck!

 

[phreeflow]

Fascinating. Aren’t the parasitic ones saltwater? Are there freshwater parasitic lamprey?

 

[Cowturtle]

Fascinating. Aren’t the parasitic ones saltwater? Are there freshwater parasitic lamprey?

There are in my state alone there’s actually 8 species 5 non parasitic and 3 parasitic types. These are the most common species though. It sounds like the parasitic ones will be hard to find especially if it’s not during their spawning so I’ll be able to keep them for awhile.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

I used to catch carp with huge circular wounds maybe 1” across from what I assume were lamprey I never actually captured a lamprey but my friend did. I think the parasitic ones migrate up rivers from the ocean when they breed.

 

[Randles]

Talk about something different! They're amazing! Never known anyone to keep these, well done.

 

[wednesday13]

Saw these on the FB fishing pages lol… didnt know it was u ??… fist bump for Ohio

 

[Supergeorge123]

What’s the method for catching them?