waht exotics have you caught/found/seen?

[Louie]

I know someone who let go a huge jardini in a pond near our house. Its still there.

Hawaii from what I heard has real tough laws when it comes to what fish can be sold and imported ?.

This place is moderate but jardini would be illegal to sell. Thats a monster fish .

 

[Otolith]

After a day or two after hurricane Katrina I was walking along the road and noticed a few refuges that had been swept out of tanks into the ditch. There were some pacu, plecos, little tetras, Some unidentifiable cichlids (nasty turbid water) and a few big goldfish. I was able to catch a couple of the goldfish and tried to keep them in a 29 gallon inside and then a large Rubbermaid thing outside but with the heat and lack of aeration (no power) they didn't make it.
Last year I was snorkeling in Florida at St. Andrews and I saw a Zebrasoma flavescens on the artificial reef.

 

[bdevilcasey]

Ive seen Oscars and Convicts in Lake Las Vegas.

 

[Tequila]

I would say you certainly saw one. People buy them they get to big and than release them . Here they survive but would think in NY due to cold they dont.
Thats the only difference . As far as unusual exotic fish selection NY pet stores are way better than here . If they survived there it would be one hell of a fishing place.

I used to live by Wading river Long Island and one guy caught a lungfish in July. Of course had to be released pet .

Fish like red tail cats which are sold in NY as 4 inch babies you know most wind up released. Fish like that are banned here and as much as I love exotics my precious cichlids would be in peril from some of those NY exotics.

Are you kidding I would love it if a hand full of what's claimed by people to live in and around the various Parks and Lakes was true. I would save a ton of money, just sitting back here at home fishing for exotics. Even if most of them did not make it through the winter. Heck I would love to be able to catch Snakesheads and Huge Pacu's, even Aro's or better yet Arapaima's. I hope to be able to afford a fishing trip to Thailand next year.

 

[esparonisproud]

loving this thread

 

[Tequila]

If anyone has any info on any hot spots for Exotics in Southwest Florida please let me know I'll be there again in October. While I do know of a few places that I seen Monsterous Black Pacu's at, there posted so fishing them isn't allowed! At least untill I met someone that lives in those developments that is .

 

[~ocean]

I caught a odd looking catfish before - beautiful patternes.