Wild Caught

[xtc]

So we got the hook up on a place to catch wild killie's.

Megan, Logan and I went this morning with the goal of catchin 6. We were successful and it was a BLAST! Took us all of 30 minutes. We used a seine and a wife with flailing arms to chase them into the net. Caught about 30 and picked the best as our keepers.

Very fun family project that was very successful.

They're in a Q tank for the week before we move them to the community tank. Need to research and find parasite removal and whatnot...

Priceless father/son moments!! Thanks Arnold! :D

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[poel_19]

nice !! I would ask where that is, but it it sounds like a secret hidey hole!!:hehe:

[xtc]

Not so much- as long as you're reasonable it's not a big deal. There were MILLIONS of them out there. We only took what we needed/our goal. We also picked up a small catfish- we'll see how long he lasts, I expect he'll be HUGE in no time.

Also caught a couple blue gill and a soft shell turtle, but put them back- that wasn't part of the project.

I'd like to talk about other sources and other types cause it was a great family outing.

[biggin]

I have always liked soft shelled turtles....

Actually I have always dug turtles...

[budwick weiser]

if turtles weren't so dirty, i'd have one.... i came really really close to getting an alligator snapping turtle.

that looks like a blast... take some pics of the fish you caught when you have a chance!

[ElijahTurtle]

Actually I have always dug turtles...
LOL do I even have to post X2 on this one?
I had a baby soft shell in my old 29G back in HS. it was awesome!

[tsunderl]

Sounds like fun. I always figured the water would be too poluted for anything to live in it. Maybe hubby and I will check out a spot or two.
BTW, are plaid shorts required? http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/neptune/Animated/Stunned/stunned023.gif

[ElijahTurtle]

BTW, are plaid shorts required? http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/neptune/Animated/Stunned/stunned023.gif
Probably....

[dcacjc]

Come on Chris you know you have to post pictures of the fish.

[xtc]

Clearly- I didn't run the camera. I was surprised she didn't get a picture of the bucket when it was full- there were 30ish in there.

Right now- they all hide, they're having a hard time getting used to a glass tub as a new home.

Come on over, I'll let you see em- and send you home with some more junk. :hehe:

[arnold]

Here is one I had a couple yrs ago, male in breeding dress.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/paulscar/zebra1.jpg

[tsunderl]

That's what Chris' looked like. Least what I saw of it before it darted away. Fast little buggers!

[bra8ndy8]

That is cool!!! You gunna let us in on the spot?!?

[guppyfreak2]

congrats chris :)

[jhenslee4]

So we got the hook up on a place to catch wild killie's.

Megan, Logan and I went this morning with the goal of catchin 6. We were successful and it was a BLAST! Took us all of 30 minutes. We used a seine and a wife with flailing arms to chase them into the net. Caught about 30 and picked the best as our keepers.

Very fun family project that was very successful.

They're in a Q tank for the week before we move them to the community tank. Need to research and find parasite removal and whatnot...

Priceless father/son moments!! Thanks Arnold! :D

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Hey Chris..These are the pics you told me to look at---So whats up with the way you look? I dont see a problem. Really... I wear shorts , a tshirt and croc flip flops everyday until it gets pretty cold.:D

[budwick weiser]

those are some pretty flippin' sweet fish!

[Adroit]

Here's what my psychic senses tells me. I believe this place is located in Richardson, and is a park. I think i have been here before on a school trip as i remember rolling down a hill next to a large creek at the bottom. Who knows, maybe I'm wrong.

[budwick weiser]

i think the people who know of this place are really trying to keep the knowledge of it's location to a minimum. they'd like the fish to remain there for years to come and not end up in tanks all over the metroplex. if you want to know the location, pm chris and i'm sure he'll tell you. just use discretion and don't put it's location on the net for everyone to see.

[Xoles]

I have a group collected from that same location a couple years ago. The only problem I had was a major ich outbreak that took about half of them. The hardest part of keeping the wild caught is the first few weeks. Once you keep them giong and eating for that first month you are home free.

[bst246]

Where are you catching these? Looks like a great place.
Thanks Bruce

[xtc]

I'd like to find another honey hole with a different type of fish...can someone PM those that info to me?

I saw so many in there- I don't see it getting over done anytime soon. I hit it after a large rain, so hopefully the chemicals and yard runoff are all gone.

I will emphasize- I went with the intention of coming home with SIX fish- and that's what I did. Over fishing would SUCK!

Mine are in a Q tank and will remain there until I'm confident about putting them in with my store bought fish.

[radioaktiv]

looks like fun

plaid shorts are only for awesome people, you cant expect everyone to understand :p

[kSpieler]

Ah, but the real question is... are those the infamous black "nekkid-yard-mowing" socks????

[ElijahTurtle]

Ah, but the real question is... are those the infamous black "nekkid-yard-mowing" socks????
roflmaoroflmaoroflmaoroflmaoroflmaoroflmaoroflmao

[xtc]

M R da sox- not da shuz. :D

[AndrewH]

Too cool buddy!

I'll definitely have to hit up a few places like this once I get my native tank going :D :hehe: ;).



I feel lucky that he was even wearing shorts. Glad he didn't treat the trip like he was mowing the lawn :rofl:

[kSpieler]

:exactly:

[xtc]

Don't push your luck(s)... I have a few picture ideas in mind...:D

[kSpieler]

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

[guppyfreak2]

that a scary thought :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:please dont post those picturesroflmao

[arnold]

down around san antone-new braunfels san marcos you can get lot o plants some wc tex cichlids and tons of san antonio mollys, I went a few weeks ago brought back 12 or so big bags of plants and lota mollys. lots of ricia and some other nice stuff. im gonna look around closer and see what i can find

[guppyfreak2]

there was a really neat fish in plano creek today but i could not get close enough to it to get it i am going to try to go back tomorrow it was pale red and kinda skiped on the bottom i hope i see it again

[xtc]

where? Link me to a google map- I plan on taking my bro and nephew this weekend.

[kSpieler]

Probably the creek behind the schools over here...?

Jen...what the H is "skiped"? :D

[AndrewH]

there was a really neat fish in plano creek today but i could not get close enough to it to get it i am going to try to go back tomorrow it was pale red and kinda skiped on the bottom i hope i see it again

Was it a crawl dad (mud bug/crawl fish)?

[radioaktiv]

"crawl dad"?

:hehe:

[AndrewH]

Oops, was thinking of Chris after a few of them "oilcans". Crawl dad is what Megan yells at him every weekend... "Crawl dad, to the bedroom".

Meant crawdad/crayfish... lol

[radioaktiv]

i lawled

[guppyfreak2]

Jen...what the H is "skiped"? :D[/quote]

Skipped

and no it was not a craw dad
it was a fish it looked like a killifish

[budwick weiser]

maybe it was the ever-illusive red rocket... fish

[guppyfreak2]

where? Link me to a google map- I plan on taking my bro and nephew this weekend.

i dont know how to do a map but it is the chisholm trail

but i did not see anything today

guppyfreak2 added 17 Minutes and 7 Seconds later...

:hehe:maybe it was the ever-illusive red rocket... fish

[xtc]

Chisolm trail's pretty damn long...gimmie a cross street. OR go to google maps, satellite down to the point and look in the top right corner for a "link to this site" and push it- it'll give you a URL and you can paste it here.

We are planning on checking along the chisolm in a couple places, so I'm hoping your spot coincides with one of those.

Killie's are doin great, they've gone thru a number of melafix 50% water changes, so I'm hoping they'll be ready for the big tank this weekend. I haven't lost any yet. WAHOO!

[rolloffhill]

Excellent!!

Pics when they make it home....:)

[AndrewH]

Jen...what the H is "skiped"? :D

Skipped

and no it was not a craw dad
it was a fish it looked like a killifish

I was j/k I figured it was prabably something like a killifish.

Could it have been a minnow? Some of them are more of a golden color and can look somewhat redish if seen it the correct light?

[DallasDiscus]

What type of envirnment do these fish normally inhabit? Are they community friendly?

[xtc]

heading to two more spots this morning. My brother and nephew are in town, so we're gunna hit a couple spots close tot he house that I've seen small schools.

Father's bringin the camera, so we'll post some shots later.

[poel_19]

These fish inhabit ditches and streams, they are native so no need for a heater

[guppyfreak2]

did you find any thing chris:confused:

[mrsadler]

sure wish i knew where the hide out was haha ... i guess if you told us them you would have to kill us :hehe:roflmaoroflmaoroflmaoroflmaoroflmao

[China8USA]

That is a very nice killie species, many of the local ones are dull looking. I hope we can share our native spots sometimes. Here in bedford we have the bedford boys ranch (city park). I have caught swarms of bullhead (maybe) catfish juvis. 1-3 inches. Also you can catch bluegill and other sunfish juvis in the spring and summer. I have caught gambusia also in a local creek.

[dcacjc]

heading to two more spots this morning. My brother and nephew are in town, so we're gunna hit a couple spots close tot he house that I've seen small schools.

Father's bringin the camera, so we'll post some shots later.




:npics:

[kSpieler]

yeah! what he said! :D

[guppyfreak2]

China8USA what did your Gambusia's look like were they plain or spotted?:confused:

[xtc]

no- the 2 other spots only had silly minnows.

we put the killis in the community tank today after a long QT time.

Also, we grabbed a small catfish and put him in Peanuts tank. He swam straight to the bottom and lay next to Peanut- so obviously, he didn't get the memo. So far, so good- we'll see what happens. I'm kinda pumped to see how fast/big the catfish gets.

[kSpieler]

Peanut won't eat it? ... and you're not worried it has cooties?

[xtc]

any potential cooties have been killed- so no, no worries.

[guppyfreak2]

i would like to see pics

oh the cat you gave me is doing great

[xtc]

Peanut 1
new catfish 0

:confuzeld:

Killi's are colored up and swimmin around- AWESOME looking. Leopard heads with striped bodies. Truly awesome fish, we're so pleased with them.

[budwick weiser]

oh well... too bad you didn't deep fry it for him first

[China8USA]

The Gambusia are everywhere. They are the plain types..

[lellison]

so, I know I am a little late to this thread, but that is awesome Chris that you and your family got to go catch some killies! How did they do?

[xtc]

yea, it was a lot of fun.

They're some of my favorites in the tank now. One has gone missing- not sure what happened, but he's gone- so we still have 5 in the tank. Too fast to get pics of though. they love the water coming off the filter and have no problem getting after the food when we put it is- so we are pleased!!

[AndrewH]

When are you going back out on a collection trip?

Planning on getting the same type of fish (as in going to the same location), or gonna try something/somewhere new?



P.S. have Megan shoot a vid of them ;) :D.

[xtc]

She's working on a pic of our Apisto Borelli (?)- We put them in our community tank and BAM! they colored up somethin AWESOME!! I can't remember where I got these 3 guys- it's been a while and I've killed a beer or two since then- wish I could remember who and where though...

Not sure if I'll keep collecting there or try to find another place- but it's gunna turn cold soon, so we might have to wait a spell.

good idea on the video- I'll call her now.

[AndrewH]

Not sure if I'll keep collecting there or try to find another place- but it's gunna turn cold soon, so we might have to wait a spell.

Getting cooler might be the best time to collect them. Give 'em a nice warm home for the holidays :D.

[guppyfreak2]

those wild killies you got chris those are very nice looking when i get a chance i was gonna get 3 for my self and 2 or 3 for my nephiews you did good i like them

[SeanH]

They have a large range, I caught several a few years back about 30 miles outside of Big Bend NP. Now after several generations they are still cool to watch.

[lellison]

ooh yes, video would be awesome

[AndrewH]

They have a large range, I caught several a few years back about 30 miles outside of Big Bend NP. Now after several generations they are still cool to watch.

Do you have any pics/vids you could/would share?

Out near BBNP is where the endangered liverbearers are, right? Can't recall what their common name is at the moment. Texas Livebearers, Texas Guppies.. grrr something like that.

[greeneyed]

Big Bend Gambusia? (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/bbgambus/)

Here is the threatened list for Texas.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/endang/animals/fish/

[AndrewH]

That's the one, thanks!