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#1 Redfin Shiner

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  • East Amherst NY

Posted 09 March 2017 - 01:22 PM

I plan on soon starting a native tank, and I need ideas! I live near multiple good collecting points, and I just wanted ideas! Thanks in advance. :biggrin:  



#2 NotCousteau

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  • Minnesota

Posted 09 March 2017 - 02:36 PM

What size tank? What are you drawn to? Minnows? Darters? Sunfish? Etc...


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#3 Redfin Shiner

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  • East Amherst NY

Posted 09 March 2017 - 04:49 PM

I just want general ideas... sunfish are really cool to me, but I would prefer a shiner/madtom.



#4 Matt DeLaVega

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  • Ohio

Posted 09 March 2017 - 06:24 PM

I am going to cut to the chase here. New York has some unfriendly native fish keeping laws. Basically take every fish species that is native to your state, and remove them from your list of potential tank candidates. Illegal to keep. Mike Lucas one of our very active members and devoted native aquarist travels quite a bit outside of NY to collect fishes that are not native to the state and therefore legal to keep. His handle here is keepnatives. http://forum.nanfa.o...20-keepnatives/

PM Mike. Great guy, and he is also one of the New York NANFA representatives. He will be more than happy to share his knowledge with you. He is near Schenectady.

 Good luck, and welcome to the forum.


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#5 Matt DeLaVega

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Posted 09 March 2017 - 09:56 PM

Guess I was late to the party, looks like Mike has already touched base with you in your other thread. Good. I would take his advice as he has dealt with this for many years, and has found a way to continue to enjoy his hobby legally.


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