I.rar Posted November 9, 2014 Author Posted November 9, 2014 Your catch looks considerably cooler in color than the photos in the google link you posted. A serious bruiser! It really does! I had the extra cool photo filter turned on on my smartphone lol. I would of loved to get a picture of me holding it but I was the only one at the park. Hopefully we will meet again. 1 Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted November 10, 2014 Super User Posted November 10, 2014 Now that is a pretty cool catch. Is that what they also call a "knife fish" ?? Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted November 10, 2014 Super User Posted November 10, 2014 I think the knife fish is different. All the pics i have seen of that the fish have big circles on them but the body shape is very similar Quote
Super User aavery2 Posted November 10, 2014 Super User Posted November 10, 2014 Knife fish are very cool, I used to have a couple large ones in a 55 gal. aquarium. They look much different than the mentioned fish. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted November 10, 2014 Super User Posted November 10, 2014 Someone dumped an arrowana that outgrew their tank. Quote
IAY Posted November 10, 2014 Posted November 10, 2014 Couldn't you fetched a pretty penny for Arowana that size? I remember they were quite expensive to buy in Japan when I lived there. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted November 10, 2014 Super User Posted November 10, 2014 Japan? You're thinking of red arowana. Different species. Red are from Asia, silver from South America. Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted November 10, 2014 Super User Posted November 10, 2014 What if the stars align and someone else releases another arowana in that pond.... Then they reproduce and hey ho presto we have arowana in the U.S! Wonder if that would be bad.... Quote
Super User J Francho Posted November 10, 2014 Super User Posted November 10, 2014 They are paternal mouth brooders, which means the male carries the eggs in his mouth until they hatch. 1 Quote
I.rar Posted November 10, 2014 Author Posted November 10, 2014 They are paternal mouth brooders, which means the male carries the eggs in his mouth until they hatch. Hmm. I wonder if they had a female in the tank. If they can be controlled well, we may have another exotic sport fish! Quote
Snakehead Whisperer Posted November 10, 2014 Posted November 10, 2014 Apparently there are records of these fish turning up in Florida, although not many. According to USGS there aren't any self sustaining populations. http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=799 Quote
I.rar Posted November 10, 2014 Author Posted November 10, 2014 Wow, thanks for the link. They've been found outside of Florida as well. Interesting Quote
Snakehead Whisperer Posted November 10, 2014 Posted November 10, 2014 Wow, thanks for the link. They've been found outside of Florida as well. Interesting The ones caught in Lake Merced and Lake Berryessa in CA were news to me. I grew up fishing both of those lakes. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted November 11, 2014 Global Moderator Posted November 11, 2014 They can add Kansas to that list. http://kdwpt.state.ks.us/KDWPT-Info/News/News-Archive/2013-Weekly-News/7-25-13/LAKE-SHAWNEE-ANGLER-CATCHES-ALIEN-FISH Quote
Chris S Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Apparently there are records of these fish turning up in Florida, although not many. According to USGS there aren't any self sustaining populations. http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=799 Lake Shawnee??? Dang thats where the state record trout came out of !! Quote
BassSlayer71 Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 That thing is down right scary looking! Like straight out of a movie! Are you near Lake Placid? Quote
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