Hey I don't have a native tank but my work had tons and tons of tanks with native fish in it. I worked this summer as an intern for the Ohio EPA in the Northeast Ohio District and we electroshocked longlined fished quite a bit this summer. There would be quite a few times where our supervisor would find a cool fish and keep them in a tank in the office for a while. There were some pretty cool fish in those tanks. From green sunfish to northern pike to smallmouth bass we had quite a few cool native species from Northeast Ohio in the 15+ tanks scattered throughout the office. There was even a native Brook Trout and Bowfin!
The question I have though about keeping such fish in your home is where do hobbyists acquire these fish? I know for a fact from working with people from the Division of Wildlife and my supervisor both saying that keeping sport fish in the state of Ohio is illegal unless you acquire a permit to study them or you in the biology field or what not.
I definitely learned quite a bit from seeing these fish up close and in person this summer almost everyday but I'm just curious as to how hobbyists can get these fish because I'm 100% sure not everyone can go electrofishing.
The question I have though about keeping such fish in your home is where do hobbyists acquire these fish? I know for a fact from working with people from the Division of Wildlife and my supervisor both saying that keeping sport fish in the state of Ohio is illegal unless you acquire a permit to study them or you in the biology field or what not.
I definitely learned quite a bit from seeing these fish up close and in person this summer almost everyday but I'm just curious as to how hobbyists can get these fish because I'm 100% sure not everyone can go electrofishing.
