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August 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Illegal fish info
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August 8th, 2008
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| Thanks Allie, it's really very interesting. | 
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August 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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August 8th, 2008
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| That's neat and very useful. | |
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August 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| White clouds are banned in illinois?
that's an odd fish to not allow to be sold..
edit:
California bans livebearers?? LOL why?!?!? | |
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August 8th, 2008
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| Not odd at all.
White clouds are an invasive minnow in many systems, and could create huge problems.
Livebearers have many wild places they can live in Cali, and, as they breed like rabbits, could create similar problems.
If a creature like the white cloud or guppy were take up residence in a trout stream, for example, they would crowd the trout fry out for food, and in a few generations, there would be noticeably fewer trout. This is why, in MN, it's illegal to use minnows on trout streams, even if you're not fishing for trout. | |
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August 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by sirdarksol  Not odd at all.
White clouds are an invasive minnow in many systems, and could create huge problems.
Livebearers have many wild places they can live in Cali, and, as they breed like rabbits, could create similar problems.
If a creature like the white cloud or guppy were take up residence in a trout stream, for example, they would crowd the trout fry out for food, and in a few generations, there would be noticeably fewer trout. This is why, in MN, it's illegal to use minnows on trout streams, even if you're not fishing for trout. | oh I didn't think that..
thank you for explaining it.. it makes much more sense now  | |
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August 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| This reminds me - they're actually poisoning lake around my area to kill off snakeheads that live in them. | |
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August 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Introducing foreign fish to a lake or whatever can throw the whole eco system totally off. We could end up have illness we haven't had before they the fish could introduce to local waters. It's just not a good idea to set fish free fro other countries etc... | |
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August 8th, 2008
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Originally Posted by Allie Introducing foreign fish to a lake or whatever can throw the whole eco system totally off. We could end up have illness we haven't had before they the fish could introduce to local waters. It's just not a good idea to set fish free fro other countries etc... | Good point Allie...can I just add that in addition to fish it is not a good idea to release anything from your tank into the wild...including snails and invertibrates..and plants...many of these are also invasive pests. | |
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August 8th, 2008
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| | ID master
| Now all I have to do is find out what the illegal fish for Manitoba are, I read a few pages, but didn't find anything, so I just gave up on it.
Tom | |
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August 9th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| why are pirhanas (spelling!) illegal? | |
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August 9th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| I believe people releasing them into local waters has prompted pirahnas to be illegal to buy/sell in many areas. | |
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August 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by Angelika why are pirhanas (spelling!) illegal? | Piranhas  | |
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August 10th, 2008
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Originally Posted by COBettaCouple I believe people releasing them into local waters has prompted pirahnas to be illegal to buy/sell in many areas. | That is just cruel.  | |
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August 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| now there is a population of a mutated pirana at the river walk in san antonio | |
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