midnights,,went out netting,,on going saga.....

[benzjamin13]

Must be fun to be able to have a big pond to go netting in.

 

[midnight]

"more pics of this guy on the last page also"
he came out a bit so i got a few more pics.
do these guys have whiskers?sure looks it
anyone know what they eat?

 

[Dr Joe]

didnt know plecos were native here.

They're not ...that's the problem.

 

[Fish_are_fishfood]

Thats wicked cool, I want to see plecos in a pond

 

[meepster]

Plecos aren't native to the USA.

The Hogchokers are called hogchokers because back during the time when almost everyone farmed, they took water from the rivers to water crops, etc and these guys would sometimes clog the pipes. They'd take them out and put them into the slop to feed the pigs. But sometimes the pigs choked on the larger ones so thats how they got the name Hogchoker.

You did the right thing putting them in a sand bottom tank. They need that. They eat worms that fall/burrow into the sand (live blackworms are best)

 

[santoury]

Don't hogchokers get huge? Cute guy!

 

[santoury]

Do they change color like a flounder?

 

[midnight]

i cant find max size but i think it was like 12"
not sure if they change colors
there tuff to keep alive.ive "had" a few

 

[midnight]

oops

 

[Tylervsmith]

so "hogchokers" are pretty much freshwater flounder?

im going to go netting tomorrow and see what i catch... i know it wont be anything like you do, but im glad almost all the stuff i catch is native.... and i need a few feeders for my O so ill find some bluegill... or some skeeter fish.