The Disaster In Florida

[fatheadminnow]

Not sure exactly if this is just limited to freshwater fish?

-FHM

 

[Bignose]

I have merged the two threads that are about the exact same topic together, so it may read a little funny.

 

[GAB99]

yeah i guess it would help, but i still feel sorry because its not their fault they are in a situation where there is a much higher risk for them to survive in, no doubt any surviviors will bring populations back in a few years

 

[GAB99]

yeah i guess it would help, but i still feel sorry because its not their fault they are in a situation where there is a much higher risk for them to survive in, no doubt any surviviors will bring populations back in a few years

 

[kribensis12]

It is horrible, I am experiencing this now, I live in south Florida, and so has a friend of mind in this forum, Trojannemo. He went dipnetting at a wild area a week ago and found a fish paradise with hundreds, more likely thousands of fish, different species, just sitting above the water (included flagfish, gar, catfish, mayan cichlids, jewel cichlids, multiple killies, and more). He went back yesturday and there were no longer any fish near the surface. The bottom of the area (very clear water) was a wasteland of dead fish. Not exaggerating, there were hundreds of dead walking catfish alone, some were still dying with blisters on them. There were even dead egrets and great herons. With not a living creature left, replenishing might not happen as diverse as before. I'll tell him to post the pics when he has time, of before and after. It's just very devastating and sad, everything is dying, even our local artificial ponds of pacu and other large fish have been exterminated...

Yeah. It's not as cold as it is in Illinois. We have over a foot of snow, and for the first time in 11 days it's been over 20 degree's. It's usually 1 degree out. But 28 degree's is very cold for Florida. I feel bad about the fish that died in the wild! But, the weather is a good exterminator for invasive species.

 

[snowflake311]

Salt water fish will be fine the ocean temp stays pretty constant it's water curents that cool and warm the reefs. Tropical storms would effect them more.

I agree with a few that say this could be good in wipeing out the invasive species. But it does suck for the fish farms...

What about the crops our food. That's more of a big deal IMO.

 

[mr130gallon]

but most of the fish which NATURALLY occur in those states would more than likely survive, its fish that have been introduced from warmer climates that can't handle the cold, in which case they shouldn't be there anyway.

are you reffering to the invasive species, or the fish farms? because if you are reffering to the fish farms, would you rather that companies deplete wild stocks?

 

[fatheadminnow]

I had a thread started about this topic with this posted, however without my knowledge it was removed, which is rather rude if you ask me. Anyways:

-FHM

 

[dave_oddballs]

no i don't think they should deplete wild stocks, and anyone that would even contemplate doing that is a disgrace, they shouldn't be allowed to work in the industry and breed or sell fish.
the fact is, there is no such thing as an invasive fish species, the fish didn't drag themselves there, they did not invade the waterways of florida or other us states, they was dumped there, they should not be there, and therefore it is no supprice they can't handle everything mother nature has to throw at them in that climate.
the people that breed fish outside in a country with an unsuitable climate is more or less mass murdering he fish, therefore having not 1 bit of respect for the fish, and should not be allowed to do so.
i understand that for the trader to exist and for us to keep this as a hobby some fish are taken from the wild, and as long as this is done in a sustainable manner there would be no long term ill-effects, fish should be kept as they are meant to be, i.e. as they would be if they was in their own habitat.

this is like me putting a snakehead in my pond in summer and wonder why its gone cold and stiff in the winter, its not rocket science is it?
to be honest id rather not hear about it as it is a sad, sad thing that shpould never happen, but it does, in the hands of the people that breed and introduce the fish.

 

[ellena]

But this is unusual weather yes? Normally breeding tropical fish outdoors in florida is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. If this happened every year, it wouldn't be a business.

 

[fatheadminnow]

Yes, this is extremely rare.

This has never happened in my lifetime, where the temps dropped well below freezing in Florida.

And they say there's Global Warming...lol.

-FHM

 

[fishyfeet]

Its not just the fish, i heard that iguarnas are dropping out of the trees as their body shuts down, and manatees are also dying in large numbers and they are already an endangered species. di