Fish can live on land "Snakefish",Georgia advises kill immediately

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Lawrenceville, Ga. — Georgia's Department of Natural Resources has a message for anglers: If you catch a northern snakehead, kill it immediately. Northern snakeheads are invasive fish that can breathe air and survive for days on land.


An angler recently reported catching one in a private pond in Gwinnett County.



How it got there is a mystery. State wildlife officials said in a press release it's the first time the species has been confirmed in Georgia waters. It's been found in 14 other states.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/snakeh...can-breathe-air-and-survive-for-days-on-land/
 

Back when I was trucking for a tropical fish supply company, we had albino, walking catfish. They were very cute, when little, but grew at an incredible speed, devouring any other fish in their tanks. We couldn't sell them, because a ban was imposed:

In Florida, people got rid of them in local ponds. The fish responded by eating everything in the ponds, fouling the water, and then walking to the next pond. They were able to breathe air, on land.

I took one home, since we couldn't sell them. This fish ate like a pig, in my 55 gal. tank. It grew to be over a foot long in a few months

One night, in the middle of the night, I heard a strange sound, and then the unmistakable sound of rushing water. The bottom of my tank had cracked and given way. I jumped out of bed and ran into the living room. It was like a horror movie:

From the area where my tank stood, I focused on the floor. There it was......... My walking catfish was walking right towards me, and croaking, loudly, as it closed the distance between us! Yow!

I put on thick gloves, grabbed the fish, and put him in another tank. Within a week, he got hemorrhagic septicemia, most likely from walking through the dust under the tank, and died. I tried to flush him down the toilet, but that didn't work. Gross! He went out with the trash, wrapped in newspaper.20191022_141042.jpg
 

treeguy64 said:
Back when I was trucking for a tropical fish supply company, we had albino, walking catfish. They were very cute, when little, but grew at an incredible speed, devouring any other fish in their tanks. We couldn't sell them, because a ban was imposed:

In Florida, people got rid of them in local ponds. The fish responded by eating everything in the ponds, fouling the water, and then walking to the next pond. They were able to breathe air, on land.

I took one home, since we couldn't sell them. This fish ate like a pig, in my 55 gal. tank. It grew to be over a foot long in a few months

One night, in the middle of the night, I heard a strange sound, and then the unmistakable sound of rushing water. The bottom of my tank had cracked and given way. I jumped out of bed and ran into the living room. It was like a horror movie:

From the area where my tank stood, I focused on the floor. There it was......... My walking catfish was walking right towards me, and croaking, loudly, as it closed the distance between us! Yow!

I put on thick gloves, grabbed the fish, and put him in another tank. Within a week, he got hemorrhagic septicemia, most likely from walking through the dust under the tank, and died. I tried to flush him down the toilet, but that didn't work. Gross! He went out with the trash, wrapped in newspaper.View attachment 78730
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OMG! The image of it coming at you, croaking- scared the hell outta me!
 
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