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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Monster fish
You know, if this was swimming in any water near where I lived, I would never go outside. This is one scary beast of a fish. 
Last edited by Amanda; January 15th, 2009 at 08:18 PM.
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Whoa...you think I could keep one in my 55 gallon community? | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Haha.
Not unless your 55 gal. community could hold a 10 ft. fish. 
And I don't think there would be much of a community left.
lol
He doesn't look too social. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Moderator
|  I hope they post No Swimming signs! | 
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| haha....maybe you're right. That fish could eat all my fish in a single bite. Actually, that fish could probably eat my whole tank in one bite, and then the stand in the second bite...lol | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I hope so too!
The sad part is, I've read where people have kept that fish in a fish tank, as juviniles.
That's worse than a common pleco! | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| What kind of fish is it? | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| That looks like an alligator gar, they get scary big! They look scary!
They are protected in TN waters. They do swim where I live, and needle nose gar as well. Needless to say, its swiming pool and water parks only for us. I did grow up swimming in the lake here off of a houseboat. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yeah, it's an alligator gar.
I was bored & was googling them.
That was the best pic I found. 
They may be protected, but I'd never mess with them either way.
This may be a reason that they have to be protected: 
Last edited by Amanda; January 15th, 2009 at 08:20 PM.
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Wow, that is so scary... | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Good grief. I had to take a 2nd look at that picture because I thought it was an alligator the first time I saw it.
GEEZ.
I would never go swimming. The fish in the lakes around here are smaller and friendly. That one doesn't look so friendly. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Uh...
I don't ever want to see something like that again.  | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| The funny thing about them is they don't go after humans, they actually are pretty peaceful around humans.
I have played around with them while fishing on the lake throwing minnows out to them to watch them eat. I have only heard of one incident where a human got hurt from one, and they had been dangling their foot in the water where they were after small fish, and lost a toe. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I don't know Angela....
Take a look at those teeth!! lol
I wouldn't want to risk it. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| We used to go to the lake all the time, We had jet skis and boats..I feared the day that my foot would get snapped off by something just like this..lol..I hated falling off the tube or ski's, I would just curl up in a ball and pray..lol..I googled it and we do have these fish in Kansas lakes. YIKES...I knew I wasn't crazy. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| How about an African Tiger Fish? 
My LFS actually has one of these in stock, $99. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yep, that's another one.
But I have less of a chance of running into that monster. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| You know I have always said its untelling what monsters lurk in the bottom of these lakes, catfish the size of cars, gar, heck they have found 2 alligators and some pacu since I have been alive on the lake near my house.
Yea, once I learned about the alligator gar, pretty much all I do on the lake is get on a boat. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| African tiger fish? THey are getting crazy with the stuff they are selling at lfs's! | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by steveangela1  Yea, once I learned about the alligator gar, pretty much all I do on the lake is get on a boat. | I see why!! | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by steveangela1 African tiger fish? THey are getting crazy with the stuff they are selling at lfs's! |
It's sad though, b/c what person can take care of that fish? They're just going to dump it in a lake or river. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| My goodness. People should know their limits. Hopefully one day all the LFS madness will stop. I agree Angela, SCARY things lurk at the bottom of lakes..SCARY SCARY things..  | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| 
How about that lurking around? | |
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January 15th, 2009
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Wow! That thing is scary lookin! | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Ya know these MONSTER fish have been around forever, that's why they are so big, It takes a long time for these monsters to grow this big. It's kinda sad that they are being caught, I say if a fish has made it for that long leave it be, give it some respect. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by CHoffman Ya know these MONSTER fish have been around forever, that's why they are so big, It takes a long time for these monsters to grow this big. It's kinda sad that they are being caught, I say if a fish has made it for that long leave it be, give it some respect. | I know, that's what I always say to my mother when she points out a pic of a huge fish being reeled in by some fisherman.
Can you imagine the offspring these fish could produce? I saw a pic of fishermen reeling in a 100 year old sturgeon. I mean, come on. Leave it alone. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| People fishing for sturgeion kills me! They are a prehistoric fish that IMO should not be bothered. They have been working the past few years in TN to repopulate them.
The only fish I catch is the ones we plan on eating or will give someone to eat. We will catch and release if its too small, so it has a chance to grow much larger.
Fishing for monster fish is just cruel. | |
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January 15th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| The Hudson is supposedly known for its sturgeon. Although I have no idea how anything can survive in there anyway. | |
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