Wild Caught Fish

[jdbrown1998]

Ok not sure if this is the right place to post this but...I live off the coast of Rhode Island and every year there are fish that are washed north by the gulf stream. They are not long for life because the water will quickly become to cold (or they are easily hunted because of their bright colors against the brown and dull green algae). So my question is - has anyone caught fish and attempted to introduce them into their aquariums? Any legal, disease, acclimation, qt, (insert something I forgot) issues? And how did you deal with them? Thanks in advance.

 

[Humblefish]

Back in the day I had a "Florida tank" filled with specimens I brought back from there. Mostly unimpressive looking gobies, blennies, damsels, wrasses. Once or twice I brought back a Porcupine Puffer. Every now & then I got lucky and scored an angel or tang.

I quickly discovered a lot of these fish grew to be enormous in a short period of time, and also didn't play nice with one another. So you'll want to QT, identify, research, etc. before placing any of these fish in your DT.

I don't know what the laws are like in your state, but I know in Florida they've really clamped down on what you can take out of the water. Best to research that aspect of it thoroughly before doing it, as some have even been charged with felonies for illegal collection practices in Florida.