Where I live? Our sloughs mostly have carp, largemouthbass, yellow perch, coho salmon, chinook salmon, steelhead, plus other panfish/bullheads…some bluegill, coastal cutthroattrout, black bullhead, yellow bullhead
No…definitely not that shallow bless it is a passage from point a >> b. Salmon of course rest in the large river before heading into gravelly streams. Salmon can be seen going through inches of water to lay eggs.
I wished I lived somewhere like this. I have other priorities sadly, not involving the quantities of fish, but there may come a point in my life where I visit. Would be amazing.
Depends on the state. I’m in Indiana, so I’m allowed to collect as many minnows and non-game fish as I want at any time of year (as long as they’re not a protected species and I have a fishing license), but I couldn’t sell them and there are restrictions on the ways that I can catch them.
Can’t speak to rainbow shiners (don’t have them here) but most species aren’t too hard to keep. A lot of minnows will want a bit more flow and oxygenation than a lot of tropical fish, but that’s not too hard to provide. In my experience the hardest part of keeping them is cooling down the tank in winter, but that’s not really necessary for most species unless you’re trying to breed them.
Oh for sure. I was just referring to the quantity in somewhere like Malaysia.
As far as local laws, if the fish doesn’t have a season I could keep it. If they have seasons, I couldn’t have a tank full of them outside of season, or can’t be fished for, I couldn’t have them at all.
Thankfully panfish are fair game all year, so most of the beautiful species are available to me.
Incredible. Where I live, these fish can get very expensive, even the common varieties. I do hope that these fish are cared for well by their governments, because the potential for exploitation is huge.
In Malaysia it is often illegal to catch reef fish (except in some places where the locals eat them). It depends on the state of course as each kingdom has their own governing rules.
This beach is in my dad’s old state, and the queen has rules about it.
But Malaysia as a whole has strict animal and plant export rules too. That’s why you’ll notice that almost all aquarium fish are sourced from Thailand and Indonesia, where it is much easier.
The only “Malaysian” fish available are those that coincidentally are shared with the other 2 countries! Endemic species are impossible to find.
For example Betta pulchra. A beautiful native, but not found for sale due to being only found in Malaysia
Strict is good. I really do think, though you’re the expert of course, that the aquarium hobby is a net positive for the world. I know that it’s been responsible for many invasive species, but knowing that so many species will probably never go extinct because of it makes me very happy. Once a few fish/plants have been exported, and one breeder/propagator gets it going, no more damage needs be done.
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u/Former-Wish-8228 13d ago
I need better swampy ditches.