What fish live in southern Louisiana?

[lovespunaround]

I'm going to college in New Orleans and maybe I'd like to set up a small natives tank when I move here in 2007. I've tried googling for lists of local species but I've had no luck...can anyone help me out?

thanks

 

[Oddball]

Check out NANFA (North American Native Fishes Association) for articles on Louisiana collecting trips in their publication "Currents". Also found this:

 

[starrfish71]

I know there are bullhead catfish, gar, sunfish, pumpkin seeds, wild mollies... been a long time since I went dipping for fish in La....

 

[ewurm]

After the hurricane, probably none. I would swim the hell out of there.

 

[Princley]

After the hurricane, probably none. I would swim the hell out of there.

lamo


lol i am sure u will find Oscars in the waters there as well
many fish in the waters there get put there by ppl who get rid of fish tanks



however as ewurm said HURRICAINS... did U know the storms R going to be that bad for the next 10 years

 

[beblondie]

this lists some that aren't supposed to be there
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/Spec...ortby=Genus,Species,SubSpecies&submit2=Submit

 

[ewurm]

Nice link. LA has some nice transplants to catch, although I don't advocate releasing non-natives into the wild.

 

[Princley]

<<<<<<<<<<<<< if u ever catch a fish looking that that
please put me back i need to b FREE

 

[ewurm]

Just be sure you aren't swimming around the french quarter.

 

[lovespunaround]

haha. The French Quarter never flooded. That's the high part of the city near the river. Although if I did ever have to swim through the French Quarter, it would probably be through some of those puddles in Bourbon Street. And I'd have soak in bleach for a week to clean myself.