snakeheads

Hi Everyone I saw a picture on Aquabid under the catagory " other fish "
I just thought this picture was cool. I wasn't sure how to post it here, but check it out.
I'm not familar with this species, I have kept the red ones years ago. To bad that snakeheads are not available anymore.

They are banned species...What's the link to AB? can't find it.

Jojo I'm not sure , I just put in Aquabid.com Maybe you'll be able to post it.
I just sent cajun a pm , wonder how far he is. You guys have a good time

to post a pic this might help

https://usafishbox.forumotion.com/t3696-how-to-post-a-pic-picture-walkthrough

LOL Oh thats to much for me, My great great great grandfather had been
better computer skills than I do LOL

Thank you for the info. I will attempt to do one soon.

Here are some snakehead pics for you. These were caught On one of my work trips down to Ft. Lauderdale. The law says that you can not throw them back because the are such an invasive species. Here is a link for more info:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/snakeheadfactsheetedited.pdf

The one on the left was 31"


A buddy and I with our catch

Great pics Larry!

Now Ive heard that their meat taste great, did you guys try them out.

is it true they will only strike one time. if you do nto hook them then you have to move to the next one?

sschult wrote:

Now Ive heard that their meat taste great, did you guys try them out.

I thought that they were very good. and except for the head they ar almost all meat.

Holey Rock of Texas wrote:

is it true they will only strike one time. if you do nto hook them then you have to move to the next one?

That is infact true. They hit very hard one time, then you have to let them take is for a second or two before setting the hook. If you miss the hook set they might come back to the very same spot 30 - 45 minutes later because the are so territorial.

crazy!!!

Holey Rock of Texas wrote:

crazy!!!

I tell you it was probably one of the funnest fishing trip that I have every been on that was free. For anyone that loves to fish and lives in the FT. Lauderdale area, these are good eating and a blast to catch.

They are evil little buggers!

But the fight hard and taste good

Oh I bet but they shouldn't be in FL in the first place

They are a non-native species that took over. They are crazy predators. Catch and eat them all.

It is very bad and they are all over the place down there, Heck I even caught an oscar in one of the canals.

They are destroying the native fish populations in south florida

Well its mostly idiots that are destroying it but I wont go on that rant!
P.s. Mayan cichlids are great to eat!

i know they are an awesome species.. but i can understand why they put the large snakeheads on illegal list, but WHY would they do that to the dwarf snakeheads. many years back i owned a pair of orientaliss snakeheads.. They produced a few batch of fry. I eventually sold and shipped to someone in Michigan. I wish i could get ahold of another pair, or have they all been destroyed?????? Anyone know of any available, please let me know....

A pic of them in a ten gallon tank:

Fern wrote:

Well its mostly idiots that are destroying it but I wont go on that rant!
P.s. Mayan cichlids are great to eat!

The wildlife commission think that there out break is from someone importing them and then releasing them in small ponds so they could breed. This would allow for a local harvest and
they would not have to pay high import fees and still charge a premium to buyers.

I usually keep up with what fish are illegal o keep. I had no ideal the Snakeheads are in the canals of Florida. That's a shame . When I had mine in Calif several years ago, I recall that they were rather boring to keep. They needed the live food , and had huge appitites! They grow extremely fast.

THIS IS A VERY GRAPHIC VIDEO


This is what they are doing to the native species population.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPGmvemG6fk&feature=player_embedded

Wow that's pretty crazy!!! Especially the other vid of one eating a mouse.