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Brush with a Bowfin

Started by FishGuyJosh , Feb 07 2016 07:22 PM

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#1 FishGuyJosh

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Posted 07 February 2016 - 07:22 PM

Alright, just finished up the second video in my series of short clip GoPro videos, Fish Bytes. It's a quick look at a bowfin we encountered while snorkeling Ginnie Springs. Enjoy!

FishGuyJosh

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#2 Michael Wolfe

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North Georgia, Oconee River Drainage

Posted 07 February 2016 - 07:25 PM

OK, so I don't normally like big fish... but that dorsal fin is just amazing.

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#3 sbtgrfan

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Charleston, SC

Posted 07 February 2016 - 09:45 PM

That's awesome, especially the end. The bowfin have become one of my favorite fish since i started keeping them here at the aquarium. Really neat fish.

Stephen Beaman
Freshwater Aquarist
South Carolina Aquarium
Charleston, SC

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#4 Betta132

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San Gabriel drainage area

Posted 08 February 2016 - 01:23 AM

Pretty cool! Didn't know they could do that knifefish-style ripple with their dorsal fins.

Looks like he figured out that you weren't going to eat him. Clever fella.

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#5 FishGuyJosh

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Posted 08 February 2016 - 12:51 PM

There was only shaky, distant footage of it, but the most interesting behavior was the same sized bass that was following it in case it scared up any prey. That was what first made me notice it in the grass.

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#6 Isaac Szabo

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Marble Falls, AR

Posted 10 February 2016 - 01:21 PM

Awesome video!

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#7 mattknepley

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Smack-dab between the Savannah and the Saluda.

Posted 14 February 2016 - 08:07 AM

Agree with everyone else on the dorsal, very cool. If only they didn't have those booger-worm facial appendages! The end was the best, loved how it got brave and turned the tables. For one smack anyway!

Matt Knepley
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."