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August 17th, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Oscar in the lake
We have an oscar living under our dock, at a lake in Georgia. It is awesome, but we have just recently noticed it. (it has been seen there for about 2 months) I feed bread and chunk type dog food to the catfish and bream almost daily. The oscar has been swimming around with the large catfish, but we have not seen him eat anything we feed to the other fish. This lake and particular cove are swarming with schools of tiny "bait fish". I love feeding the fish...(I feed about 50lbs of dogfood and 30 loaves of bread in a 2-3 wk period) and would enjoy putting something out for the oscar. Any tips anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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August 17th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Its probably eating the small fish, Oscars are aggressive and prefer live foods... someone probably let it go in there when it got too big for their tank  |
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August 17th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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I wish you could get that Oscar out of the lake and take care of him/her. All it takes is a 55gal tank and very good filtration. They are not picky to eat, but are one of the messiest fish in the hobbie.
I guess, same as clinton1621, that some irresponsible person just drop it there.
It is an environmental risk to have an outsider in any ecosystem. If you can't catch it, let the propper authorities know about it. Talk to fishkeepers in your area, they might want to save this wonderful creature, or place an ad in the LFSs.
Please keep us posted.
Pepe
Santo Domingo
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August 18th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Pepe
I was just reading an article in my local (Southern New Jersey) news paper, that Lionfish are becoming a real problem in the Caribbean. Apparently, one of the hurricanes that hit Florida a few years ago, released some Lionfish from some aquarium and now they are becoming invasive throughout the Caribbean.
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August 18th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Thats true about the lionfish. You should see the south florida channels and canals. Tropical fish EVERYWHERE. Especially Plecos, and SA/CA cichlids. Very invasive and they destroy the local ecosystem.
Its cool and not cool at the same time.
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August 18th, 2008
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Maybe the hurricane that devastated LA and wrecked their aquarium?
Carol
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August 18th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Humm... that could explain why there are so many lionfish available in my city... Beautiful but dangerous fish. Thanks for the info jdhef.
Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish seems to be extint in their natural niches (Lake Kutubu and the Soro River). The ones available survived due to fishkeeping. A foreign fish (sort of tilapia, if I recall the info right) was accidentally introduced and decimated these beautifully blue living jewels.
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August 18th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
Maybe the hurricane that devastated LA and wrecked their aquarium?
Carol
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The article said Florida, but I forget which hurricane it said. But I seem to remember that it was several years ago.
On a similar note I was watching a show called "How It's Made" tonight and they were showing how wool is turned into fabric. Anyway, sometime in the distant past 13 sheep were imported into Australia and today Australia is the worlds largest wool producer (according to the show) |
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August 19th, 2008
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I agree that the oscar should probably come out of the lake, if possible. All it takes is one male and one female to eventually overpopulate an ecosystem. Minnesota has a dozen or more invasive creatures in the various lakes and rivers, and they have wreaked havoc on flora and fauna populations, which has, in turn, wreaked havoc on businesses around those waterways.
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August 19th, 2008
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In the UK a few grey squirrels where introduced, and they carry a disease they are immune to that the native reds aren't immune to. The greys spread accros the country, infecting the reds and almost wiping them out. So I agree, you should find a way to get the fish back into captivity.
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August 19th, 2008
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I would contact your local Dept. Fish and Wildlife and report it.
Last edited by Lucy; August 19th, 2008 at 02:46 PM.
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August 19th, 2008
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try catching him with a net.. put some bait in it and wait
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August 20th, 2008
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A friend of mine lives in New Orleans and he has told me that nearly all the cichlids he has were caught in a local lake -- we've all heard about the dogs and cats abandoned during Katrina....it would only make sense that a lot of people's fish were also left behind -- and the flooding "released" the fish into the local waterways.
Kelly
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