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Offline sal329

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Need help withidentifying a fish
« on: May 07, 2006, 06:13:07 PM »
So I recently started freshwater fishing here in West Palm Beach FL. My stepson andI catch blue gill, redear sunfish, crappie, largemouth bass and about 3 other types of fish but I have no idea what they are. I have a pic of one of the fish we catch. This one is one of the bigger ones we caught. I thought it was a peacock bass  but it has some decent size teeth on it I wouldn't think of lipping it like I have seen people do with peacocks. Well here are the pictures if anyone can help I appreciate it. If it matters the place we fish is a small lake that is around our house it is fed by local canals that also feed the lakes at the local park.



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Re: Need help withidentifying a fish
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2006, 07:26:51 PM »
I am not sure but it looks like a peacock bass.

Fish has teeth, ? ? ? ?

George
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Re: Need help withidentifying a fish
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2006, 08:35:24 PM »
it has teeth I would not lip it like a bass. I will try and use my digital camera and get a close up of its mouth. Thanks
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Re: Need help withidentifying a fish
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2006, 11:32:02 PM »
looks like a peacock to me too
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Re: Need help withidentifying a fish
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2006, 01:04:06 AM »
Mouth makes it look like an Oscar. Coloration is similar. I've heard of Oscars being in the FL canals.
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Re: Need help withidentifying a fish
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2006, 06:10:26 AM »
Thanks guys... We are going fishing after work today or tomorrow. I will try and bring my digital camera and get better pics and pics of the mouth and see if I can show you the teeth.
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Offline Duster

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Re: Need help withidentifying a fish
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2006, 06:31:39 AM »
Yup, that's another of the many kinds of Oscar, or Cichlids.
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Re: Need help withidentifying a fish
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2006, 08:15:57 AM »
Quote from: Duster on May 08, 2006, 06:31:39 AM
Yup, that's another of the many kinds of Oscar, or Cichlids.

Thats what I was thinking.  Someone got rid of there exotic fish from their aquarium.
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Re: Need help withidentifying a fish
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2006, 08:46:21 AM »
We usually catch about 4-5 of these every time we go, but generally they are smaller. Thanks everyone. I was tellin the kid they are tilipia lol but I set hime straight and now her knows I don't know it all  ;D
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Re: Need help withidentifying a fish
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2006, 10:22:58 AM »
Very cool. I always thought cichlids stayed under 12", maybes those are ones that are for the aquarium.
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Re: Need help withidentifying a fish
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2006, 11:12:35 AM »
Quote from: sal329 on May 08, 2006, 10:22:58 AM
Very cool. I always thought cichlids stayed under 12", maybes those are ones that are for the aquarium.

Thats because of the size of the tank.
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