Re: NANFA-- greedy fish

Wally Billingham (wally_at_wallybillingham.com)
Fri, 8 Nov 2002 21:17:38 -0500

I would have to say that my pickerels have to be the greediest fish alive.
They will eat, and eat , and eat until they look like they have swallowed a
foot ball then they go down to the bottom of the tank and lay in the sand
for a day or like they are in pain. Then they will stuff themselves again.
Its no wonder they have grown from 3 inches to about a foot long in less
than 6 months.

Wally
----- Original Message -----
From: "Crail, Todd" <tcrail_at_northshores.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 12:47 PM
Subject: RE: NANFA-- greedy fish

> You're not kidding there. I finally got a look at a live one this spring.
We
> were fishing the walleye run and my buddy picked a 16 incher up. I could
fit
> my whole fist in it's mouth without a struggle.
>
> Unfortunately, all "that mouth" is exotic to this particular drainage.
I'd
> seen pictures at the bait shops, but when Dave said "Man this is one
starved
> out lookin' catfish", my heart sank as I turned to look. Hopefully, their
> proliferation is only temporary due to the really wimpy winters we've had
the
> last five or so years. A *lot* of photos showed up this summer. :/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Tiemann
>
> Flathead catfishes are hogs too. If you like your native aquarium,
> do not let your pals talk you into dumping a 6" flathead in there.
> With in a week, Fred was the only one in there. He even at my studly
> O-spots and longears (some of which we nearly as big as Fred).

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