Releasing native aquarium fish

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And, do you know how many species of tropical fish are illegal to keep in Florida? It's because so many people have released their pets in the wild. Midas and Oscars are apparently quite the sport fish down there.

I believe that you are not going to release anything. I also believe it is illegal to release any fish that has been kept into captivity into the wild. It may differ from state to state But, once kept in an aquarium, it's just common sense not to put it into native waters. Isn't it?
 
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And, do you know how many species of tropical fish are illegal to keep in Florida? It's because so many people have released their pets in the wild. Midas and Oscars are apparently quite the sport fish down there.

I believe that you are not going to release anything. I also believe it is illegal to release any fish that has been kept into captivity into the wild. It may differ from state to state But, once kept in an aquarium, it's just common sense not to put it into native waters. Isn't it?
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Florida is a mess. Releasing aquarium kept NATIVES is one thing, but releasing oscars and such is quite another.

Thanks for the post. Good to know people understand my first post but for those who don't:

I understand the possible natural and legal repercussions of releasing an aquarium kept native and will NOT, nor will I EVER do it. I love my fish and want the best for them and the rest of their species.


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Dr. Cray said:
(although it is illegal to use sportfish as bait, and all centrachids are considered sportfish. I use small blue gills, and cut bull gills as bait to catch bowfin, bass, gars, and catfish... but shhhh haha)
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Dr. Cray said:
I think I have given some pretty logical alternatives that have gone unnoticed haha!
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Maybe it's because some of what you have suggested is illegal.
 
tomomothy said:
Im with gill blue. If you keep wc fish with your aquarium fish, the wc fish may pick up amd continue to be a carrier for any number of diseases. The wc fish you have may be fine but what could it expose other natives to? How would they handle such exposures?

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This is the reason its against the law to return captive raised fish back into nature in many states, some centrarchids are threatened or endangered in some states and you could go to jail or get fined for using them as bait (the mud sunfish and the Blackbanded Sunfish are two examples).
 
Even if there isn't anything in the tank, the natives may become stressed that they can developed the deadly diseases. Also you can't keep any native plants legally if they were harvested from the same place you got your natives...that is depends on which state. Everything must be brand new including the tank, rocks and plastic plants.
 
So out of curiosity, say someone had an aquarium with lake bottom, lake water, and all the filter did was circulate the water. The drift wood is from the lake and water changes are does using the lake water. The only food the fish eats are minnow from the lake. What about this example?

I know it's extreme but that's what I have in my bass tank (except its all from the creek right behind my house)


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