Overestimated the size of our tank! (w/ pics)

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haha this is quite the interesting thread :D i'll be following along :D

i cant wait to catch and fry up a coelacanth. the crowning achievement of my fishkeeping experience would be keeping coldwater fish again, but this time, much larger fish

im glad to see that you didn't keep him tho. a trout that size would need like 2000 gallons to dart around in! has anyone been to cabelas in east hartford, CT? they have an AMAZING tank (mainly cuz it's enormous, not cuz it's beautiful)

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Besides trout, think of the effect of largemouth bass, bluegills, and many other sunfish species have been introduced outside there range!!!! I am from NJ and was suprised by the low amount of native freshwater species we have! However, since many of these fish have assimulated for decades to hundreds of years, we often forget they were an introduced species.
 
lizardfishman;1499930; said:
haha thats cool. i wish i had a fw tank and fish that were of edible quality and not toxic like the ones in south FL lol. i wouldnt mind keepin a fish i caught in my tank for a few hours before eating it. i like seenin native fish in aquariums. it gives us a different way to observe them other than when they are on the end of our lines or swimming away from us when they see us
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Yeah, at one point all of our fish came from wild stock... I'm sure 1,000 years ago my goldfish were nice gray carp swimming in a stream in China :D

I guess if you don't want to look at it from an aquarist point of view... think about it in terms of sportsmanship. Hunting or fishing should be done in the most respectful manner as possible, which includes a quick death, not lingering stress.

When I fish I kill them ASAP. When I hunt, I don't injure the deer and play with it for a while. It doesn't matter if the species is introduced or not, that doesn't make a difference.

I'm sure the anglers association and other true fisherman around me would love the way you guys treat your catch... sticking them in a tank for your own amusement before you eat them.
 
acer, i think u would have the worst day of your life if you went to china town then lol they keep there market fish in a bucket live till someone wants it
 
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