Can someone please help identify this fish for me?
Jul 6, 2019 08:26:34 #
Pls tell me what kind of fish this is, it looks really nice, caught it earlier in the local pond, BTW when I was returning it, it moved really slow at first, it wasn't hooked in the gill at all, but it'll still live right? the pond probably goes 10-12 feet deep max.
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by Lrkz2
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by Lrkz2
Jul 6, 2019 08:26:59 #
Fishbrain’s fish recognition says black drum. It’s not always totally accurate though
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by HiddenArmyDrone
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by HiddenArmyDrone
Jul 6, 2019 08:27:04 #
What about if it'll live? when I let it back in it stood still for a second or 2 then moved slowly.
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by Lrkz2
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by Lrkz2
Jul 6, 2019 08:27:07 #
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Jul 6, 2019 08:27:31 #
Jul 6, 2019 08:27:35 #
This is 100% a tilapia. They are an invasive species in the south and it's illegal to release them in many places, make sure to check your local regulations.
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by Artifoo
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by Artifoo
Jul 6, 2019 08:27:41 #
I never released them, but I never caught a fish like this one before in this pond, and ive been here a while, I also noticed a few days ago their were hundreds of baby catfish, is it possible the people who run the golf course/lakes put it in there with the catfish? Just a wild guess I wouldn’t know... after I put it back in though it moved really slow, taking a guess do you think itll live? It was still able to swim away, just slowly after pausing for a second.
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by Lrkz2
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by Lrkz2
Jul 6, 2019 08:27:50 #
From a couple minutes of research it does appear they are a prohibited species in Texas meaning they cannot be transported or released alive into any public waters. They are an invasive species and damaging to local/native ecosystems. If you catch more you can kill and eat them or just let them die on land.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/exotic/prohibited_aquatic.phtml
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by Artifoo
https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/exotic/prohibited_aquatic.phtml
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by Artifoo
Jul 6, 2019 08:27:55 #
Thanks for the info! Last question, you probably dont know anything about this, but I remember years ago some golfers had told me chemicals are put in the pond, I dont know if this was a lie so we don’t take any home or what, and don’t remember why or what chemicals, but do you think I can still eat them? Surely if these “chemicals” don’t kill the fish they’ll be safe to eat?
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by Lrkz2
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by Lrkz2
Jul 6, 2019 08:28:00 #
Jul 6, 2019 08:28:06 #
Also by the mouth comparison and given in Texas, where I live this is definitely a drum not a damn tilapia. You’re garbage Arturo.
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by Bigbird233
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by Bigbird233
Jul 6, 2019 11:47:58 #
Jul 6, 2019 16:55:47 #
Got to agree its a black drum by my comparison here in NC. As far as will it live if it swam away and didn't surface belly up you did fine. Some fish need a moment to get over the catch.
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