waht exotics have you caught/found/seen?

[saltwaterman 2008]

the most ive caught over hear is a couple of common carp roaches and catfish not much in the uk

 

[MDK500]

Here's a mayan I caught a few months ago.

 

[2004exrider]

Wild Oscars here that are few generations old are the most drab colored oscars you could imagine . Nothing at all like your avatar.

The other cichlids seem to take on enhanced colors generation after generation but not Oscars. Well, convicts are very drab also though big.

Even the albinos look like combo grayish/pseudo bland yellow. I havent caught any albino but seen them.

The albino seem mostly caught in Spring/Summer . While reg Oscars all yr round.
I wont fish anymore after April till Oct as let the cichlids breed in peace but if catch one before that will post pic. Dissapointing look compared to Oscars your used to.

Even though they are very dull colored i cant help but still like them! Do you think they would color up some if you fed them color enhancers?

Jimmy

 

[banjocat]

Those round gobies look pretty neat to bad illegal to sell,keep as neat looking hardy fish

I'm pretty sure they are illegal to possess in Michigan. Doubt I would get caught bringing one home, but you never know. They do look interesting though

 

[Louie]

I'm pretty sure they are illegal to possess in Michigan. Doubt I would get caught bringing one home, but you never know. They do look interesting though

Yes I think they are illegal to posses .

I imagine they are there to stay as far as non native that will soon enough be "native"?

 

[Louie]

Even though they are very dull colored i cant help but still like them! Do you think they would color up some if you fed them color enhancers?

Jimmy

I dont think color enhancer will do much for them because the color is just not there to enhance .

A pet store Oscar has red to enhance but these have little or no red other than that red oscar dot but body wise most are mud colored.
Just as well this way people dont keep them if they catch them.

Those were first Oscars I ever caught but have seen many and all dull colored .
While adult Myans,jaguars,etc as adults can be stunning (I never caught adult Myans either only small lol but see them all the time).

 

[Louie]

i was fishing for crappie and small bass he hit a plastic worm...

oh wow never thought that would work for them.

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

I wonder if you have convicts but just having seen them. There are convicts .

I havent caught any but have seen them in the oscar canal in shallow rocky areas guarding eggs .

I imagine the jewels are the red ones or do you have greens also?

I've seen jewels all over the place, actually my wife (woofy) netted out a ton of fry from one pair that was by the shoreline to try to grow them out for shiggles.

 

[Louie]

I've seen jewels all over the place, actually my wife (woofy) netted out a ton of fry from one pair that was by the shoreline to try to grow them out for shiggles.

How did the fry turn out ,nice colors?

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

How did the fry turn out ,nice colors?

there was a mishap with the filter getting turned off and they ended up dying...would've been interested to see what colors they would've developed