My New Natives

[noreaster]

Mine is only 2" right now but I'm starting to lean twards a longear sunfish Lepomis meegalotis

Your what is two inches ?

 

[fishyz]

The sunfish.

 

[noreaster]

The sunfish.

Before I started reading this site I would not have even considered keeping a native fish.

or that they may be a good looking fish.

the pumpkinseed and few other sunfish are as nice a looking fish as anywhere.

i am surprised they are not more popular in the aquarium trade.

Must be something to do with the legalities ??

 

[fishyz]

I think it's because they're just to close to home. I plan on promoting keeping native whenever I can.

 

[ewurm]

I'm just kidding,, I killed them and fed them to my dog , she loves fish.

Much better idea than releasing them.

 

[ewurm]

Before I started reading this site I would not have even considered keeping a native fish.

or that they may be a good looking fish.

the pumpkinseed and few other sunfish are as nice a looking fish as anywhere.

i am surprised they are not more popular in the aquarium trade.

Must be something to do with the legalities ??

I wouldn't give up my natives or my tropicals, I love both. I like the natives because not many people have them, and they are free!

 

[fishyz]

All native keepers should still try to get more people to keep natives.

 

[focker]

ever catch bluegill or sunny and jam a bottle rocket in its mouth and throw it back in.

 

[focker]

kidding dont all attack at once

 

[guppy]

No but I had an uncle that would shove a chery bomb or M-80 into the throat of a carp and toss it back..., Blurp! He called it chumming. He hated carp.