Exotic Species for Fishing
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Bad idea. Like John mentioned, there’s no foolproof way to make sure.
My friend used to have a koi pond in a residential area, away from any natural bodies of water, which would get annual influxes of juvenile fancy goldfish. He had absolutely no clue where they came from. Living on a hill, he assumed that one of his neighbors must have a private pond of fancy goldfish, where water would somehow get into his pond. However, he’d never seen it happen. But every year, like clockwork, he netted out chubby goldfish and would take a bucketful to the petstore.
My friend used to have a koi pond in a residential area, away from any natural bodies of water, which would get annual influxes of juvenile fancy goldfish. He had absolutely no clue where they came from. Living on a hill, he assumed that one of his neighbors must have a private pond of fancy goldfish, where water would somehow get into his pond. However, he’d never seen it happen. But every year, like clockwork, he netted out chubby goldfish and would take a bucketful to the petstore.
Several states offer the “sterile” grass carp… yet there reproducing in most our rivers now lol
. Theres been articles about how its back fired and they still sell them at hatcheries. My state stocks quite a few non natives and hybrids. Its nice they get to break their own rules then come after people like us for 1 fish in a basement.
Isn't that how all those problems started at that amusement park? This sounds like Jurassic Park!Several states offer the “sterile” grass carp… yet there reproducing in most our rivers now lol
Nature finds a way...
Isn't that how all those problems started at that amusement park? This sounds like Jurassic Park!
Nature finds a way...
It doesn't matter that your pond is isolated, if indeed it even is. If breeding goes on in that pond, usually in the shallows, it has been proven that sticky fish eggs can become attached to water birds feet/legs, and transferred to other nearby waterways. As already mentioned, nature always finds a way.
You are playing a very dangerous game imo.
You are playing a very dangerous game imo.
Yes I understand but I wasn’t planning on adding much of the same species maybe one or two of a species and even then I want to try to sex them before hand
