NEVER release an aquarium fish into the wild.

[ewurm]

RE: 3) Is that mean, for most of the immigrants that came to North America, since they are not native species, we should kick them out, kill them, since they are bad to our ecosystem?

4) If someone steal my car, it seems a very big deal to me, but if you compare to the statistic, its just a number.. so if one fish is released and you compare to the rest of the lake/river (which house a thousand of fishes) it would be nothing... Not like I am gonna smuggle a million of snakehead and release them on purpose.

I know what you will gonna say next, one person one fish.. fine, but what if everybody start doing it.. ten person ten fishes, one million person one million fishes.. I know.. its bad so this is only good for debating one on one..

You made my point eloquently. It takes one fish to spread disease.

 

[Renteria]

i really hate when people kill our ecosystem like that. i see why people release their fish but.......... i still hate you. and screw the idiot who ruined the snakehead for the U.S! people should not release things period. we should not play mother nature. a good example of people messing up is too many koalas on kangaroo island.

 

[ewurm]

i really hate when people kill our ecosystem like that. i see why people release their fish but.......... i still hate you. and screw the idiot who ruined the snakehead for the U.S! people should not release things period. we should not play mother nature. a good example of people messing up is too many koalas on kangaroo island.

Yeah, the snakehead deal is the primary example.

 

[plausible]

i found this on the internet.about the snakeheads stuff.

 

[ewurm]

Wanted, alive, not dead. LOL I just wish that they weren't banned.

 

[The Grant]

I have a question about killing them in your freezer if your well getting rid of it.How long does it take for it to pass on? Also how much may it smell if you forget it in there and let it stink up the place?

 

[Volenti]

For smaller fish it'd be 20-30 sec, minute max, large fish should be dispatched manually (off with his head) since they'll most likley suffocate before they freeze (too much mass)

How will it smell if it's frozen? It'll be just like any other meat product when frozen.

 

[Dread]

Recently a couple of snakeheads were released into a smaller lake (almost tempted to call it a giant pond) here, and now the population is huge. It's ridiculous. Now all of the other fish that were populating this lake are declining in their population. It's been said hundreds of times in this thread, I'm sure, but I'll show my support anyways: Releasing ANY aquarium fish into the wild is irresponsible and harmful to everything, including other people. However, I've been pondering something someone brought up with me in a conversation, and I really had no answer to it, so I'll ask here:

1) What if you own land that has a pond, and you adopt this pond as a storage place for your aquarium fish during summer months? I've never heard of it happening, and I've never done it, nor do I particulary endorse or encourage it, but what if?

2) Also, a small man-made pond (such as a koi pond in someone's backyard)? Stocking your own privately owned ponds?

I see the bad things that could come of this, and I explained it to my friend, but as I was explaining, I didn't think I could do it in good nature since I didn't totally understand the consequences myself. Any input into one of these?

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

Stocking fish in your own pond is okay, as long it is not connected to any waterways. Also flood control is another factor to consider when stocking a private pond. Total isolation is the answer to any question about releases within fishkeeping.

 

[ewurm]

Excellent points.