I live in Central Florida but I am curious what types of fish are in the area that could legally be obtained from the wild. I'm also curious about what types of plants could be introduced to a planted tank that might add some character. This is mainly out of curiosity (I'm not sure I would ever want to place wild caught/wild planted in my tank) thanks
Wild fish in FL
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There are a lot of Florida natives, actually. I just don't know about them.
Peacock Bass...
There are a lot of Florida natives, actually. I just don't know about them.
Peacock Bass...
Non-Native Fish - The List
http://www.myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/Nonnative_FW_Fish.htm
The catching rules are at
http://www.myfwc.com/RULESANDREGS/Freshwater_FishRules_index.htm#MethodsFish
Game and Nongame Freshwater Fish
Game Fish - black bass, crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, warmouth, redbreast sunfish, spotted sunfish, flier, mud sunfish, longear sunfish, shadow bass, peacock bass, white bass, striped bass and sunshine bass.
Nongame Fish - all freshwater fish are defined
as non-game fish, except grass carp and fish defined as freshwater game fish. Note: Alligator gar require a scientific collector's permit to take.
http://www.myfwc.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/Nonnative_FW_Fish.htm
The catching rules are at
http://www.myfwc.com/RULESANDREGS/Freshwater_FishRules_index.htm#MethodsFish
Game and Nongame Freshwater Fish
Game Fish - black bass, crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, warmouth, redbreast sunfish, spotted sunfish, flier, mud sunfish, longear sunfish, shadow bass, peacock bass, white bass, striped bass and sunshine bass.
Nongame Fish - all freshwater fish are defined
as non-game fish, except grass carp and fish defined as freshwater game fish. Note: Alligator gar require a scientific collector's permit to take.
the stuff that sits on the top and is everywhere.... yes thats it. you could put that in and have a tank full in a week but you would just have to trim it. it will grow for you.
thx smootheye..... seems like its too much trouble for what its worth for me anyway, but cool to know
Plenty of nice looking sunfish in florida that are worth a try, also some small killies and livebearers for smaller tanks are worth a look at. Some of the white and black gambusia are pretty attractive fish imo
i would definately go for some killi...... i don't know anything about them though. do they need to be kept with their own kind alone like cichlids? are they semi-aggressive?