waht exotics have you caught/found/seen?
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Bottomfeeder;2912603; said:WOW big Common Plecos!
plop em in a 125! what bait did they hit on?...
Commons might actually be a threat...ive heard of them bein caught on fish and shrimp like LURES...
I caught both plecos while casting a net for shinners and small blue gills, after the photo session they where returned to the pond. Not so lucky where the blue gills though.
Went fishing for an hour today by shallow canal by highway . Lots Oscars which were guarding eggs by the plants (thus didnt go near them) , adult Mayans and few red devils.
I targeted the red devils but caught few adult Mayans instead as devils would not bite. I have caught small Mayans before these were my first adults.
The water was about 6 - 8 inches deep and hot . Its amazing cichlids can live in this. Used mealworms as bait.
I targeted the red devils but caught few adult Mayans instead as devils would not bite. I have caught small Mayans before these were my first adults.
The water was about 6 - 8 inches deep and hot . Its amazing cichlids can live in this. Used mealworms as bait.
BroncoJon78;2913276; said:
Wow would have thought Clearwater would not be warm enough to hold pacu. Though have heard they are there thought just one passing through for the summer.
I have seen them never caught them. what bait did you use?
Destroyer551;3138504; said:
I know snake heads have been caught in orlando and plecos but dont know where.
The snake head I know as saw it on youtube and guy was fishing Orlando.
The fish you thought was a Tilapia is a Black Acara. They are all over South Florida. Also Called a Port Cichlid or Cichlasoma Bimaculatum
Mayans in South Florida are a pest, they are everywhere, all you have to do is go to any canal and 90% of your hits will be Mayans.
The people who think they see convicts are mostly confused: Juvenile Tilapia Mariea change their patterns in seconds, and show 9 vertical stripes most of the time. In the water they look Black and white, but they are greenish in the aquarium.
Oscars are the easiest fish in the world to catch: Throw a hook with a dead fish in front of them and they will hit it. Same with Jaguars. These fish are not even rare anymore down here.
I have caught:
Jaguars, Red Devils (Labiatum), Midas (Citrinellum and Zoliosis), Texas, Acaras, Oscars (Wild and Albino), Bullhead Cats, Walking cats, Armored Cats, Cichla (hundreds), Blue Tilapia, Spotted Tilapia, Freshwater Eels, Mollies, Pike Killifish, Mayans (thousands, really).
My all time favorite catch:
Mayans in South Florida are a pest, they are everywhere, all you have to do is go to any canal and 90% of your hits will be Mayans.
The people who think they see convicts are mostly confused: Juvenile Tilapia Mariea change their patterns in seconds, and show 9 vertical stripes most of the time. In the water they look Black and white, but they are greenish in the aquarium.
Oscars are the easiest fish in the world to catch: Throw a hook with a dead fish in front of them and they will hit it. Same with Jaguars. These fish are not even rare anymore down here.
I have caught:
Jaguars, Red Devils (Labiatum), Midas (Citrinellum and Zoliosis), Texas, Acaras, Oscars (Wild and Albino), Bullhead Cats, Walking cats, Armored Cats, Cichla (hundreds), Blue Tilapia, Spotted Tilapia, Freshwater Eels, Mollies, Pike Killifish, Mayans (thousands, really).
My all time favorite catch:
saw a nice gar while kayaking..... came back a few weeks later and saw the same gar on the same lake
Where did you catch that? like more specifics if possible...notnew2dis;3141922; said:The fish you thought was a Tilapia is a Black Acara. They are all over South Florida. Also Called a Port Cichlid or Cichlasoma Bimaculatum
Mayans in South Florida are a pest, they are everywhere, all you have to do is go to any canal and 90% of your hits will be Mayans.
The people who think they see convicts are mostly confused: Juvenile Tilapia Mariea change their patterns in seconds, and show 9 vertical stripes most of the time. In the water they look Black and white, but they are greenish in the aquarium.
Oscars are the easiest fish in the world to catch: Throw a hook with a dead fish in front of them and they will hit it. Same with Jaguars. These fish are not even rare anymore down here.
I have caught:
Jaguars, Red Devils (Labiatum), Midas (Citrinellum and Zoliosis), Texas, Acaras, Oscars (Wild and Albino), Bullhead Cats, Walking cats, Armored Cats, Cichla (hundreds), Blue Tilapia, Spotted Tilapia, Freshwater Eels, Mollies, Pike Killifish, Mayans (thousands, really).
My all time favorite catch:
