NEVER release an aquarium fish into the wild.

[ewurm]

Our lake is being infested by Pacu tossed there by fishkeepers which were uninformed how big they get. Most LFS wont sell them here, there a special order fish..I believe most the fish released come from walmart and etc. I do alot of fishing and in the last 5 years i have cought 2 myself. Is it possible for them to survive our winters and breed in lake Erie. All i have seen in the newspaper and such were huge and most were called Pirana ,Hopefully there not breeding.

I have a hard time believing Pacu could survive in Lake Erie.

 

[ewurm]

I live in lake district in northern Poland. It's beatiful, wild land. Its harmony shouldn't be destroyed by other species.

Great to see a Polish member! Welcome! Glad to see you're on board with responsible fishkeeping too.

 

[Taz2478]

so why doesnt anyone start a nonprofit org to house said fish. that way people will have a place to send there fish instead of releasing them.

 

[ewurm]

Some mebers do have an adoption program. I believe Rottbo and Arapaimag have such programs.

 

[Taz2478]

Im talking more of an animal shelter but for fish. That way some fish could be treated to be safe to eat or responsibly killed.

just like finding a good dog or cat, wouldnt you like to walk into a place and get a nice fish for free (if ya have the space of course).

 

[fishluvr12]

Totally Agree!! Good to know there are still some reponsible pet owners around

 

[AROWANABE]

I TOTALLY AGREE. OFFERING YOUR PETS FOR ADOPTION IS BETTER THAN DUMPING THEM INTO THE WILD.

 

[skillzizzo]

Introducing an aquarium fish to the wild, wether native or non-native is a cardinal sin for a fishkeeper. Even wild caught native fish can pick up non-native disease in your tank that you could be unleashing upon the native ecological system. A non-native introduction is even worse. Non-native species compete with native fish for food and habitat, eat native fish eggs, and even destroy habitat all together. Non-native species that have caused significant problems include many species of carp, zebra mussels, the round goby, the spiny water flea, and species of snakeheads just to name a few. The introduction of snakeheads to native waters has caused the ban of ALL species of Channa to be banned from the United States. These beautiful monsters are no longer allowed to be kept in aquariums. There is also a sustained population of goldfish in the mississippi river and although they don't cause much of a problem, they give DNR officials ammo in trying to ban more species of fish that you and I keep. NEVER RELEASE YOUR FISH OR INVERTEBRATES INTO THE WILD. I hate to say it but euthanizing your fish is actually a better option than letting them go. I choose neither. If there is a fish I absolutely cannot keep anymore, I sell it or give it to another fish keeper that will provide a good home. I hope you will do the same.

some one i know dumn son of a let a 18 inch red tail cat go in a lake in southern nh and a 15 inch black ghost knife at the same time lucky for for nh it's cold and that cat will surley die because he would eat everything in the lake now what i mean nothing in that lake except lake trout and bass some horn poute and yellow and white perch so nothing in there to kill it i hope the winter last year did that thing would do some damage and the worste part about it is he refused to give them to me i had a 480 gallon tank at the time you know what ever thow i don't support letting them go for any reason at all bad bad bad bad bad if you do let them go hit you'r self with a shovel

 

[Masta Flan]

With all these exotics going on in florida, we should all go on a "hunting field trip" and capture some of these fish and put them in our tanks (for food for your monsters or for pet). With all the members we have here in the forum im pretty sure we'll be able to alleviate the problem.

 

[ewurm]

With all these exotics going on in florida, we should all go on a "hunting field trip" and capture some of these fish and put them in our tanks (for food for your monsters or for pet). With all the members we have here in the forum im pretty sure we'll be able to alleviate the problem.

I think we'll need more members to alleviate the problem, but we are the fastest growing community of Monster freaks!