eisentrauti
Avid Member
Thanks a lot 
Todays catch
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blackbetty
Guest
Thanks a lot
Your name gets stuck in my head...and You are welcome..
Sorry again M, but hope it made ya'll smile!
Pure
New Member
The US has some really nice aquatic natives. You just have to know what your looking for.
BB, Let me know if you ever wanna make some $$ collecting. There are a couple I'd love to have.
I'd kill to be able to work with these. Too bad they are endangered.
Boulder Darter
The Boulder Darter is a TN native.
There are many many more. That are even prettier. And legal.
You can find Banded Darters in TN. They are legal.
BB, Let me know if you ever wanna make some $$ collecting. There are a couple I'd love to have.
I'd kill to be able to work with these. Too bad they are endangered.
Boulder Darter
The Boulder Darter is a TN native.
There are many many more. That are even prettier. And legal.
You can find Banded Darters in TN. They are legal.
merumontanus
Avid Member
Something to keep in mind for those collecting wild amphibians for reintroduction:
While it may seem harmless and fun, the current amphibian crisis has been perpetuated, in part, by transmission of the Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) due to human interaction. The fungus originated in Africa and has been spreading throughout the world affecting many species of amphibians and driving many more to the verge of extinction.
By bringing local amphibians into your home, you risk infecting local populations if you also keep imported species of frogs, toads, salamanders or caecilians that may be carrying the fungus. Habitat loss, global warming and the trade have played a big part in the demise of amphibian populations, but the emergence of the fungus has pushed the limits of these animals' endurance and we have now lost over 120 species in the last two decades, with more than half of the world's total population of amphibians (of over 6000 species) in danger of extinction if the trend continues. This represents the single largest mass extinction of a single class of animals since the dinosaurs.
Here's a short video I produced last year for Amphibian Ark's Year of the Frog Campaign:
2008: Year of the Frog
Keep this in mind when collecting native amphibians.
Saludos,
Fabián
While it may seem harmless and fun, the current amphibian crisis has been perpetuated, in part, by transmission of the Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) due to human interaction. The fungus originated in Africa and has been spreading throughout the world affecting many species of amphibians and driving many more to the verge of extinction.
By bringing local amphibians into your home, you risk infecting local populations if you also keep imported species of frogs, toads, salamanders or caecilians that may be carrying the fungus. Habitat loss, global warming and the trade have played a big part in the demise of amphibian populations, but the emergence of the fungus has pushed the limits of these animals' endurance and we have now lost over 120 species in the last two decades, with more than half of the world's total population of amphibians (of over 6000 species) in danger of extinction if the trend continues. This represents the single largest mass extinction of a single class of animals since the dinosaurs.
Here's a short video I produced last year for Amphibian Ark's Year of the Frog Campaign:
2008: Year of the Frog
Keep this in mind when collecting native amphibians.
Saludos,
Fabián
AROWANA MAN
New Member
got any pics of the salamander tadpoles they're probably water dogs
rcmike
New Member
The US has some really nice aquatic natives. You just have to know what your looking for.
BB, Let me know if you ever wanna make some $$ collecting. There are a couple I'd love to have.
I'd kill to be able to work with these. Too bad they are endangered.
Boulder Darter
The Boulder Darter is a TN native.
There are many many more. That are even prettier. And legal.
You can find Banded Darters in TN. They are legal.
Sorry to bring up this old thread but I just came across it while searching for something. It brings back a lot of memories. When I was younger I used to spend a lot of time at the creek next to our home. I caught all kinds of darters and many other fish. I'm not sure what kind of darters they were but there are several varieties here. A lot of them would put most commercially available fish to shame. My favorite fish was the northern studfish. The males were very bright. I used to catch them with a very small hook and a tiny piece of crawdad tail.
