if they have been there that long how would he really know if they were dropped off. I know koi dont have a season. As far as their value not much since no one would take a fish and put it in their pond and put their other fish in danger. I'm pretty sure those fish were put there for a reason and not dropped off
worth of wild koi?
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AQUAMONSTER;4766631; said:
He could easily call the game commission and ask what that lake is stocked with, and ask them what protocol was for if he wanted to take the koi out.
There are a lot of people who get rid of fish because they get tired of them.. can't house them anymore... buy a house with a pond and don't wanna deal with it...
very true and and against the law. but just a waste of time because any smart fish keeper would wanna know where they came from and would walk away once you told them
True, I just emailed my game commission to ask what I needed for harvesting native fish. 2 days later I had a solid friendly response. Also true that most koi fanatics would not want them, might find a less fantical diligent buyer though...mshill90;4766637; said:
thanks for all of the replies as to the game commision i used to work for department of environmental resources an ive looked into it they were not introduced on purpose by the state just some one dropped their fish in a local pond. its sad but things like this are happening all over the area ive heared of common goldfish being taken out in numbers at another hole mayb 20 min. away i figured as much because of pathogens in the water but thought mayb there would b some worth to em. just tryin to make an easy buck. i might start up a pond myself and use a few of em come spring and if they work out they ork out, cant beat free. i do believe however that theyare black koi the pond is in CT and to my knowledge due to strict regulations only common carp has been introduced. but it is also a pond someone has dumped fis in...
basskid081990;4767423; said:
If you really worked for the DOER, then why was this thread even started..? You should know the regulations for taking fish out of any environmental habitat.
Note: Common carp can be dark brown, making them look black.. I have one in my pond.
the original question was if harvested would they be worth anything not if they could be harvested. since there is no season or size limit and technically is considered a non native invasive im well aware that they can be taken from the pond
basskid081990;4769930; said:
I'm assuming from your user name that you are the same age as me.. born in 1990- graduated in 08'- Based off your user name, and a username can tell much about a person sometimes...
the whole you working for the DOER definitely seems fishy now. They don't just hire anyone... and you do have to have specific qualifications in which a 20 year old could not achieve.. such as specific college degrees.
Based on what they specialize (looking at their govt website) tell me which area you worked in..
http://www.ct.gov/dep/site/default.asp
http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/
I have been told that wild fish tend not to have much color in the wild and I was on wikipedia and they said that koi would turn back into their wild color which is grey or black.
i worked at the quinebaug valley state trout hatchery in central village. i have no degrees but have studied aquaculture for 4 years throughout high school in an ffa vocational agricultural program. it was only a seasonal position however while stocking trout we happened upon the pond. i asked around to all the full time guys and tried to find out what i could. there is actually no degree required to work for the dep if you get in on an entrance level position. unfortunatly the aquaculture program i was in however focused more on food species channel cats tilapia and hyprid striped bass etc and not so much on the aquarium/ ornamental pond aspect
