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Post by guppyguy on Mar 23, 2015 18:25:41 GMT -5
I recently acquired 4 of these fish. The Elassoma Gilberti I bought were collected from the Apalachicold River Drainage in Florida. They are young fish and not fully grown. Elassoma gilberti is a small fish of the family Elassomatidae, which includes only 6 other species, gilberti being the most recently described. Maximum size is approx. 1.2 inchs. Females, juveniles and sub dominant males are rather drab brown fish, but a dominant male is an amazing sight, black and electric blue. The fish is found in north west Florida and South East Georgia in the lower reaches of the rivers which drain into the Gulf of Mexico. They're normally found in slow, vegetation choked waters, which gives a clue as to how to set them up. A dominant male claims a territory by coloring up, and any other males in visual range will avoid the dominant unless they're challenging for the territory. Their diet generally consists of small crustaceans, worms and insects found by foraging among leaf litter on the bottom.   |
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Post by lesfromlakeshore on Mar 23, 2015 23:16:44 GMT -5
Do you know if these lay eggs and protect them or are they egg scatterers ?
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Post by guppyguy on Mar 23, 2015 23:24:32 GMT -5
Do you know if these lay eggs and protect them or are they egg scatterers ? The male stakes out a territory and makes a little nest under dense plants where the eggs are laid and protected. |
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Post by guppyguy on Mar 25, 2015 9:32:51 GMT -5
Video added with information about this fish.
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Post by fishtastics on Mar 25, 2015 10:59:47 GMT -5
i love wild caught fish, so interesting. Last summer when i wasnt using my tanks (i had a bit of a fit since everything i loved in it kept dying) i caught i few baby pikes i believe they were and some baby rock bass! they were so fun to watch grow. at the end of the sumemr i released them back into the pond where i found them. these remind me of them! So lucky you can get fish from florida
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Post by zenins on Mar 25, 2015 11:37:03 GMT -5
Last summer when i wasnt using my tanks (i had a bit of a fit since everything i loved in it kept dying) i caught i few baby pikes i believe they were and some baby rock bass! they were so fun to watch grow. at the end of the sumemr i released them back into the pond where i found them. Technically, this is against the provincial laws of Ontario  First you need a fishing licence if you are catching baby fish as bait for use when fishing for larger fish, or you need a native fish collecting licence from the Ministry of Natural Resources. There are restrictions on which species are allowed to be used as baitfish. You can only return fish to the water right away as part of a catch and immediate release. You can not take fish home, keep them in aquarium for a period of time, them put them back into the original or any other body of water. This is to avoid introducing a pathogen or parasite to the native fish population. docs.ontario.ca/documents/3981-2015-english-fishing-regulations-summary.html#document/p4 |
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Post by fishtastics on Mar 25, 2015 13:21:31 GMT -5
Last summer when i wasnt using my tanks (i had a bit of a fit since everything i loved in it kept dying) i caught i few baby pikes i believe they were and some baby rock bass! they were so fun to watch grow. at the end of the sumemr i released them back into the pond where i found them. Technically, this is against the provincial laws of Ontario First you need a fishing licence if you are catching baby fish as bait for use when fishing for larger fish, or you need a native fish collecting licence from the Ministry of Natural Resources. There are restrictions on which species are allowed to be used as baitfish. You can only return fish to the water right away as part of a catch and immediate release. You can not take fish home, keep them in aquarium for a period of time, them put them back into the original or any other body of water. This is to avoid introducing a pathogen or parasite to the native fish population. docs.ontario.ca/documents/3981-2015-english-fishing-regulations-summary.html#document/p4i am aware of this, i just dont care honestly. I'm more worried about windsors water, and fish getting em sick then me making them sick. considering the fact that we can't even go swimming at our beach most of the summer because of how foul the water is. AS for a fishing licence i wont ever pay for one of those, thats just rediculous! |
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Post by zenins on Mar 25, 2015 14:06:44 GMT -5
The fees from fishing licences are used to fund hatcheries and fish restocking programs in Ontario. In my area, the Grand River has been rehabilitated and restocked to a point where brown trout have returned after a 100 year absence, and many birds of prey like Bald Eagles and Ospreys have also returned. Many other native fish have also returned to feeder creeks and rivers due to these programs. Most water quality issues come under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment outside of municipalities, and under the municipalities, so talk to your elected representatives and find out why things are not improving in your area  |
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Post by fishtastics on Mar 25, 2015 14:14:53 GMT -5
lol. at least your area is actually get things done thank gos. Ours isnt because we are bordering the US/detroit, which is broke, and in bankrupcy and could care less about our river. so maybe our ponds will get fixed here in canada but detroit river is going to end up like the lake in the cartoon the simpsons. 3 eyed fish and so poisonous we touch it we die! if my money was actually going to fix my home, here in windsor i will gladly buy a fishing licence but for now, i wont waste my money  BUT THANKD for letting me know not all of ontario is wasting our money |
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Post by zenins on Mar 25, 2015 22:52:07 GMT -5
lol. at least your area is actually get things done thank gos. Ours isnt because we are bordering the US/detroit, which is broke, and in bankrupcy and could care less about our river. so maybe our ponds will get fixed here in canada but detroit river is going to end up like the lake in the cartoon the simpsons. 3 eyed fish and so poisonous we touch it we die! if my money was actually going to fix my home, here in windsor i will gladly buy a fishing licence but for now, i wont waste my money BUT THANKD for letting me know not all of ontario is wasting our money ha ha ... yeah, I remember that 3 eyed fish in the Simpsons ... I think his name was Blinky  |
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Post by freshwater on Mar 26, 2015 7:42:24 GMT -5
It will be nice to see them mature, hope to see a picture of a dominant male in your tank. As for the rest of this post, how stupid do you have to be to admit you break the law and don't care ? Hope the Ministry Of Natural Resources catches up with you. The rules and regulation they have are there for a reason, just like fishing licenses help support Ontario wildlife. With the diseases fishtastics has has in her tank to then release them back into the pond WOW.
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