well i went out fishing the other day with my father, he learned how to throw a cast net and the first time he threw he caught a small spadefish its about 4-5" long id say, he is in my holding pond (you guys would call it a pool lol)
anyhow, hes doing awesome so far, he eats frozen shrimp out of your hands, hes not scared of you at all put your finger in the water and hell beright there investigating, its pretty cool actually
my questions are as follows if you know anyhting baout this fish
my pond/pool is setup for high water flow, its a little more then 1000 gallons, a 4000 gph pump for the filter flow, and another 500 gph for current to move the water in the pool, i noticed he likes the current hell swim up to the pump and let himself be blown back i guess he likes it anyhow, but i noticed the current dosent let hm stop swimming so he seems like hes always running a sprint, is that normal or should there be dead spots for it to rest somewhere? thats really my only concern on him for now, hes a really awesome little guy
ill get pics or video or both later if anyone wants to see, lmk
any help is appreciated!!
http://marinefisheries.org/FishID/spadatla.html
Atlantic Spadefish
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Family Ephippidae, SPADEFISHES
Chaetodipterus faber
[/FONT]Illustrations and Copyright by Diane Rome Peebles
Illustrations are for viewing purposes only.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Description: silvery with 4 to 6 black vertical bands on each side which sometimes become obscure in larger fish; deep, flattened body; separated first and second dorsal fins; concave caudal fin; anterior rays of second dorsal fin and anal fin elongated.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Similar Fish: no close resemblances, but frequently and mistakenly called angelfish.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Where found: INSHORE and NEARSHORE, around natural and artificial reefs, and especially near navigation markers in 15 to 20 feet of water.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Size: most catches less than 2 pounds, known to reach 15 pounds.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]*Florida Record: n/a[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Remarks: spawns in spring and summer; travels in large schools; small juveniles almost totally black, known to drift on their sides and mimic floating debris; feeds on crustaceans, small encrusting invertebrates, and may nibble on tentacles of jellyfish.[/FONT]
anyhow, hes doing awesome so far, he eats frozen shrimp out of your hands, hes not scared of you at all put your finger in the water and hell beright there investigating, its pretty cool actually
my questions are as follows if you know anyhting baout this fish
my pond/pool is setup for high water flow, its a little more then 1000 gallons, a 4000 gph pump for the filter flow, and another 500 gph for current to move the water in the pool, i noticed he likes the current hell swim up to the pump and let himself be blown back i guess he likes it anyhow, but i noticed the current dosent let hm stop swimming so he seems like hes always running a sprint, is that normal or should there be dead spots for it to rest somewhere? thats really my only concern on him for now, hes a really awesome little guy
ill get pics or video or both later if anyone wants to see, lmk
any help is appreciated!!
http://marinefisheries.org/FishID/spadatla.html
Atlantic Spadefish
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Family Ephippidae, SPADEFISHES
Chaetodipterus faber
[/FONT]Illustrations and Copyright by Diane Rome Peebles
Illustrations are for viewing purposes only.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Description: silvery with 4 to 6 black vertical bands on each side which sometimes become obscure in larger fish; deep, flattened body; separated first and second dorsal fins; concave caudal fin; anterior rays of second dorsal fin and anal fin elongated.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Similar Fish: no close resemblances, but frequently and mistakenly called angelfish.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Where found: INSHORE and NEARSHORE, around natural and artificial reefs, and especially near navigation markers in 15 to 20 feet of water.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Size: most catches less than 2 pounds, known to reach 15 pounds.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]*Florida Record: n/a[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Remarks: spawns in spring and summer; travels in large schools; small juveniles almost totally black, known to drift on their sides and mimic floating debris; feeds on crustaceans, small encrusting invertebrates, and may nibble on tentacles of jellyfish.[/FONT]
