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re: Snakehead
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:13 am to Ole Geauxt
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:13 am to Ole Geauxt
go take your midday nap, gramps
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Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:13 am to Rox
The reason their survival rate is high is cause the parents are around guarding the fry. The fry actually will float on top the water to avoid predation and the parents will guard them their. Normally you can see the parents as well. but if you monitor a pond with them in it, if you see fry on top the water I would just take a big arse net and see about scooping them up, if not the parents then go after the fry.
But all this is mute, because they reproduce with extraordinary amounts of eggs, and they do it close to 6 times per year.
But all this is mute, because they reproduce with extraordinary amounts of eggs, and they do it close to 6 times per year.
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:14 am to Tino
I knew it
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:18 am to Tino
sheeeit, you ain't titty broke or toilet trained yet.. do yer homework tina..
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:18 am to MadtownTiger
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they do it close to 6 times per year.
That's not a normal reproduction rate of typical fish, is it?
Are they territorial? I imagine them being like alligators in fish form.
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:24 am to Rox
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That's not a normal reproduction rate of typical fish, is it?
Hell no. It is mainly cause they can survive in such diverse temperature ranges easily. I.E. trout and redfish will pretty much hibernate through the winter. Snakehead can survive in water that is frozen on the surface, around 40* water and up to 85* water. They live outside the temperature range of most fish in all the areas they are infested in. Thats how they thrive, while all the other fish are sluggish from the cold water or not doing good with warm water, snakeheads are just rolling around eating all the ones that can fit in their mouths.
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:26 am to MadtownTiger
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Tell you what though the yanks must not fish much. Instead of just going to a pond a fishing them out, they'll dump poison and kill everything in the pond or they start electrocuting it and just killing all the fish.
That's standard protocol for invasives. Louisiana has done those exact same things trying to eradicate that cichlid species that's in the canals near Port Sulphur.
Pretty sure snakeheads are in Arkansas. The problem just didn't start from one individual releasing some in the Northeast. It has been multiple releases in multiple places.
Snakeheads are, more than likely, used in traditional Asian medicines. Think they discusses that on River Monsters, how they were released to start a fishery for the Asian markets.
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:26 am to Rox
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Are they territorial?
Highly territorial, probably more than any fish you've ever seen. If you, a f'n human, are walking in a pond close to their fry you will get bit a lot. Most fish don't live if they go close to the eggs, some may get in eat a few fry and bug out before they realize it. But if they see them, they better bug out quick. They wont chase you far, just away from the fry.
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:30 am to Sasquatch Smash
LINK
This can probably be devoted toward the yakers, found this one while doing my project still had it saved. This shows their ferocity when you go near their fry.
This can probably be devoted toward the yakers, found this one while doing my project still had it saved. This shows their ferocity when you go near their fry.
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:47 am to MadtownTiger
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and the kayaker was bit
B$B did it heal yet?
Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:57 am to Nodust
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d the kayaker was bit
B$B did it heal yet?
snakehead later died do to alcohol poisoning
Posted on 1/21/12 at 12:01 pm to Tino
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snakehead later died do to alcohol poisoning
Posted on 1/21/12 at 1:31 pm to Tino
Posted on 1/21/12 at 1:41 pm to ChenierauTigre
Posted on 1/21/12 at 1:43 pm to Tino
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snakehead later died do to alcohol poisoning
But it was vodka marinaded
Posted on 1/21/12 at 1:53 pm to Rox
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Are they territorial?
In the show I saw about them, maybe the River Monsters episode, they put some type of game fish in the tank with it and it basically cut it in half at the head, and didn't even eat it.
Posted on 1/21/12 at 2:03 pm to MOT
quote:I'm going to have to go find that River Monsters episode on them. They are vicious but fascinating, IMO.
In the show I saw about them, maybe the River Monsters episode, they put some type of game fish in the tank with it and it basically cut it in half at the head, and didn't even eat it.
Posted on 1/21/12 at 3:10 pm to Bama and Beer
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What don't they eat
a bearded clam, nothing does
Posted on 1/21/12 at 3:12 pm to dke2
I would'nt say that, go check the over40/50 thread.
Posted on 1/21/12 at 3:14 pm to MOT
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Are they territorial?
yes they are very territorial and protective of there young. the male and female will watch over the baby snakeheads together. whats unique about them is that one fish will stay close to the nest and another will watch from a distance. I have seen dead ones in chinatown
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