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Finally caught a baby largemouth to accompany my baby peacock bass

ry-jen;4190196;4190196 said:
A big problem with keeping native species is that if they are re-released they can spread diseases that they pick up in the aquarium. If you "aquire" a wild caught fish, maybe just make sure you don't do it in a lake where there is a shortage of bass. Where I live they are considered an introduced species and there is no limit.
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Good point, Im sure the laws in California and Hawaii are alot more liberal where L. Bass are introduced than they are here in the Midwest where they are natives.....but regardless people should do theyre research on all fish before keeping and collecting (and please not from fishing sites) NANFA is the site for your native info. many of its members are wildlife biologist and conservation officials, as well as breeders and aquarists.
 
warmouth;4190158; said:
The southern strain of Largemouth (Florida strain) is acclimated to live in tanks that are High 70s-low 80s the Northern strain from Northern states are not, what you are getting in info from sites who give temps from their area or averages from research done with one strain in one area. Talk to native experts at NANFA , Jonahs Aquarium or Zimmermans fish if you dont believe me.
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warmouth;4190175; said:
Hmmmn what can I say besides i dont give a flying f that your an Anarchist, and in my state and some others it was university researchers working with wildlife officials who came up with the regulations to preserve our natural heritage.....and anyone whos done any research and dosent speak out their arse would realize this 1st grade education or not. Some laws are wrong and support special interest groups.....some laws protect the citizens and our natural heritage and resources....it takes common sense and wisdom to figure out the difference, not a FIRST GRADE EDUCATION!!!!! What Im trying to say is that those conservation laws are put their to protect our native fish and wildlife and if you want to break them I wont be crying any tears for you when you get caught; but I would prefer you not to post things on this site that will get other people in trouble with the law, and harm our natural heritage (along with possibly getting this website in trouble).
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warmouth;4190237; said:
Good point, Im sure the laws in California and Hawaii are alot more liberal where L. Bass are introduced than they are here in the Midwest where they are natives.....but regardless people should do theyre research on all fish before keeping and collecting (and please not from fishing sites) NANFA is the site for your native info. many of its members are wildlife biologist and conservation officials, as well as breeders and aquarists.
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Thank you! At least someone on this site doesnt have their head up their arse!

About the temperature thing...when the surface temp in lakes starts reaching around 80*F, you will notice that largemouths will only spend low light periods (evening, nights, and mornings, cooler parts of the day) in shallow water, indicating that they PREFER (key word) cooler temps. The information you got was from fishing sites, and yes bass can be caught in 85* water, but its tough to get them to bite when the water is that warm. I'm not saying you can't keep a bass in 80*+, but they will often have a darker coloring, (indicating stress) they will be more lethargic, and more likely to get sick.

Zander, I don't even know where to start. Yes I realize it was only one fish, but if everyone starts to think that its ok to rape our natural resources (too many people already do) then there are going to be consequences. Netting a fish definately has more of an impact on the environment because you can remove fish that you otherwise wouldn't have been able to catch. I'm somewhat biased because I realize that it doesn't take much to screw up an ecosystem.
 
fisher12889;4191124;4191124 said:
Thank you! At least someone on this site doesnt have their head up their arse!

About the temperature thing...when the surface temp in lakes starts reaching around 80*F, you will notice that largemouths will only spend low light periods (evening, nights, and mornings, cooler parts of the day) in shallow water, indicating that they PREFER (key word) cooler temps. The information you got was from fishing sites, and yes bass can be caught in 85* water, but its tough to get them to bite when the water is that warm. I'm not saying you can't keep a bass in 80*+, but they will often have a darker coloring, (indicating stress) they will be more lethargic, and more likely to get sick.

Zander, I don't even know where to start. Yes I realize it was only one fish, but if everyone starts to think that its ok to rape our natural resources (too many people already do) then there are going to be consequences. Netting a fish definately has more of an impact on the environment because you can remove fish that you otherwise wouldn't have been able to catch. I'm somewhat biased because I realize that it doesn't take much to screw up an ecosystem.
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Thanks Fisher, alot of people are just ill informed on the histgory of not having fishing and hunting regulations and what that did to our fish and game......not to mention the harm introducing non-natives has done -people need to keep theyre fish in the their tanks (which means do research and get a big enough tank) and not put them back into our rivers and lakes (which leads to draconian laws for everyone because of a few idiots). Its good talking to someone who has some knowledge on the subject!
 
This guy is super active and chasing the peacocks around the tank. It doesn't look like it wants to eat them. It just chases them then stops. And at times they chill right next to each other where he could easily eat them if he wanted. He looks like a happy fish and seems to have a lot of personality--really fun to watch. He reminds me of my old Oscar because he is constantly moving and interacting with the other fish in the tank.
 
Hoyo12;4191755; said:
Any videos?:naughty:
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would brah but all I got is an Iphone 3g that doesn't have video recorder. Maybe I can get a pic with a worm sticking out of its mouth.
 
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