PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

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PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

Post by Paulanderson » Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:11 am

The Makay Recreational Anglers Alliance reported the following:

A highly invasive pest fish species; Peacock Bass have been reported being caught at Dumbleton Weir in the Pioneer River in Mackay.

Yet another exotic species let loose in Australia! While they are reportedly a great sports fish one really has to wonder how such fish can get into our rivers.

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Re: PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

Post by 4liters » Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:04 am

Probably either some aquarist releasing pet fish that got too big to keep in a tank, or some local ******* stocking waterways with a 'better' angling species
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Re: PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

Post by bilby » Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:13 am

... also, not a Bass, but a type of Cichlid (like Tilapia).

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Re: PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

Post by Lightningx » Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:10 am

Not good :down:

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Re: PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

Post by rodderslw » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:33 am

[quote="4liters"]Probably either some aquarist releasing pet fish that got too big to keep in a tank, or some local f****** stocking waterways with a 'better' angling species[/quote

Not that easy to do. Many aquarium fish such as the peacock bass (cichlid) have been banned imports for many years. If true I think it would have been a planned illegal stocking for angling...by anglers.

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Re: PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

Post by purple5ive » Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:40 am

Road trip anyone??

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Re: PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

Post by Bayrock » Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:09 am

Ooh..time to get that Daiwa Lexa I always wanted

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Re: PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

Post by Paulanderson » Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:04 pm

Presuming they are there Peacock Bass have a reputation of killing off other species in places where they have been introduced. At least they do not survive in cooler water.

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Re: PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

Post by cantcatchem » Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:21 pm

purple5ive wrote:Road trip anyone??
Ha, wish someone would stock them down here, lol

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Re: PEACOCK BASS IN QUEENSLAND

Post by Bayrock » Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:39 pm

Had a trifecta in Hawaii once - caught a peacock, smallmouth and largemouth bass in one day. The Peacock wins in the pulling power category

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