Hi I have been reading this forum for a while but finally decided to break out of my shell and post something.
Anyway, after the rains from Alex died out, I was walking my dog along Brays bayou when a flash of red in a mud puddle caught my eye. I went back home to get my net and was pleasantly surprised to find that the orange thing was a 14 inch Sarassa comet.
Anyway I went back to the puddles and caught a range of fish. I have been reading on this site that Shad don't make good aquarium fish, but I am not sure if the fish in my picture is Shad. I have kept these fish for years in San Antonio but they don't seem to like Houston's tap water because as soon as I transferred them to the tank (which was treated) they (the shads only) died. Now I have a tank full again thanks to Alex, but I would like to know if these are indeed Shad and has anyone had success with them? Only a few has died so far, but the ones that have were already floating at the top of the bucket when I got them home because the water from the puddles were really hot and oxygen poor
Anyway, after the rains from Alex died out, I was walking my dog along Brays bayou when a flash of red in a mud puddle caught my eye. I went back home to get my net and was pleasantly surprised to find that the orange thing was a 14 inch Sarassa comet.
Anyway I went back to the puddles and caught a range of fish. I have been reading on this site that Shad don't make good aquarium fish, but I am not sure if the fish in my picture is Shad. I have kept these fish for years in San Antonio but they don't seem to like Houston's tap water because as soon as I transferred them to the tank (which was treated) they (the shads only) died. Now I have a tank full again thanks to Alex, but I would like to know if these are indeed Shad and has anyone had success with them? Only a few has died so far, but the ones that have were already floating at the top of the bucket when I got them home because the water from the puddles were really hot and oxygen poor
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