went out netting

[DIESELMACK]

the heat is killing them IMO...a tupperware bin even in the shade will warm very high and very fast....you dealing with a small open air body of water compared to the ditch....try putting a thermometer in at mid day and see what the temp reads....just a guess but I think the fish are cooking

 

[Chad55]

Bring it inside and it'll be good.

Chad

 

[Dr Joe]

why do you ask that? im not a teen if thats why lol
but ya i guess,he went a little with me.
he has an acre pond in his yard.
im trying to get a baby bass there but only get 6 inchers.
i should have just put the t's in there.


i think im going to make a cage to keep them in and keep in the ditch.good idea

Sorry, got posts mixed up, thought you said you went with your dad.

 

[Dr Joe]

went again today.
didnt have any $ for ice tho.
there was hundreds "no joke" of baby crayfish,not even a quarter inch big.
got a dozen of those and 2 big ones,none made it.
i put them in just enuff water to keep them wet.
oh well i give up on them lol.
also,there was hundreds "no joke lol" of baby plicos,half inch maybe.
i got a dozen or two of those in just a few scoops.
also got 2 baby largemouths from my parents pond,about 3 inchers.
also got 2 more of those fish in my last pic,babies.
also a half inch big sun fish,nice coloring,and a bunch of bluegill babies.
i will get pics if they last this time

No $ for ice? Freeze some bottles of water (I'm cheap), & won't polute your capture water, just don't over due it and freeze the fish.

Well, I think we know when pleco spawning season is, along with everything else apparently. cool catch.

 

[midnight]

why bring inside? there from the outdoors lol
never thought of that joe.
i give up on the crawdads.
i want to raise plecos.there not cheap in stores.
and if i get a bunch and raise i can maybe sell if not use for my tanks.

 

[Dr Joe]

Well I would add a filter and bring it inside. Also allow time to float. Put them in bags or something and let them float to gradually get them used to the temp change. The temperature in the creek is most likely alot colder then the stuff in the tub. Also don't dump the transport water into the tank. HTH

Chad

Temp shock could be a problem, but I'd bet on the water first.

I've got a hospital tank (aqua-blue opaque color) outside in the shade only thing I do is put an umbrella over it. Stays about 84-88 degrees. And I don't think we're that much different in weather!

I do have a pump with a sponge filter and do 20% w/c twice a day w/pre-treat water, when in use.

Quarantine tanks I do w/c's 3 times a day.

I gotta disagree Chad55. I'd float the fish in bag(s) then dump the transport water in the hospital tank with the fish, less shock. Then do a 20% water change 3 times 2hrs apart, then three times a day until you can get them into a properly cycled tank. A little work, but worth it in the end.

EEgads, I'm on a mission to get you to get these fish home alive.

 

[midnight]

I do have a pump with a sponge filter

do you have a pic or a link to one of these?
thanks for all the help guys

 

[JuanTamad]

I raise angels, gouramis, and sometimes tilapias or Pbass under The hot South Florida Sun in tanks as small as 10 gallons. The fish you are catching are tropical fish. They should be able to handle the hot temps. The only problem I have with raising fish in the yard is the constant battle with algae and the birds flying away with some fish or the Neighbor's cat having a buffet in one of the above ground ponds.

Your fish deaths could be an acclimation problem. Could also be your water conditioner not doing its job. Does your water conditioner handle both Chlorine or Chloramine? Some water conditioners can only neutralize Chlorine and you might have chloramines in your tap water. Just a thought to consider.

 

[midnight]

same water in all my other tanks and ponds with no problems :/
and just put screen over all your stuff,cheap and works.
build a wooden frame and just staple the screen onto it.
just lift and remove when ya want to do something.
cant do on big ponds tho lol

 

[Dr Joe]

I raise angels, gouramis, and sometimes tilapias or Pbass under The hot South Florida Sun in tanks as small as 10 gallons. The fish you are catching are tropical fish. They should be able to handle the hot temps. The only problem I have with raising fish in the yard is the constant battle with algae and the birds flying away with some fish or the Neighbor's cat having a buffet in one of the above ground ponds.

Your fish deaths could be an acclimation problem. Could also be your water conditioner not doing its job. Does your water conditioner handle both Chlorine or Chloramine? Some water conditioners can only neutralize Chlorine and you might have chloramines in your tap water. Just a thought to consider.

Catch the cat in a save-a-heart trap and hand it back to your neighbor, worked for me and we where still friends.

Could wet the cat down then take it back a say you saved its life .

If all else fails, catch cat, cat disappears (to good home of course).

Problem half solved.

Like midnight said, screen, fruit tree netting or monofiliment strung up around tanks/ponds solves the rest...

See, now wasn't that easy. (Yah, 'cause I didn't have to do the work!)

Where abouts does the hot florida sun shine on you at ( ah..map, not body partwise!)?