Awesome video man, glad to see someone making the best out of these fish! I got one in my aquarium and they're way prettier than people give em credit for
Thanks for a great video! I'm planning a trip to S. Florida in a few months specifically targeting invasives, and a few native species. I'd love to see more videos like this one highlighting the more common non-native species, including where they are mostly caught, how, etc. Stay safe!
Thank so much. We appreciate the positive feed back. I hope you enjoy your trip to South Florida. I will try to keep up with those type of videos. I did one on Hammerhead sharks but it kind of flopped. Loll. Thank you for watching and your support. Blessings my friend .
Great video, my wife and I are down from Wisconsin and have caught over 150 Mayans in lake Okeechobee. We will be making a trip to the glades soon to fill our cooler with Oscar's. Can't wait to treat friends and family back home to some florida treats
Great video! Tilapia are Cichlids & they condone the sale of them around the United States. Many people stocking them in ponds for supplemental Largemouth Bass food. They can live in full strength sea water & even higher salinities. They thrive in warm water power plant lakes around the country regardless of climate. They too can survive temperatures down to 40 degrees as well. So how is the Mayan Cichlid any different than Tilapia? They're really not. I think most cichlids have more pluses than minuses. You gave 4 great reasons to love them! 👍 👍
Hell my friend. First and foremost I have kept all Cichlids for 35 years and all of them. Several tanks all of them over 200 gallons. Your appreciation of this species is revolutionary. I am the real thing but do not like to comment. My Mayan died of old age at 20. Poorly listed and they really do get to 17 inches as my fucker did. I have kept all the and the Red Devil Compex. I have Parachromis Nadodpis and the others and we have had Orange Tiger who would display and prostrate. In short the greatest Chichlid that we have and had them all was my poor Mayan whom I called Fury. He was a KING . He has given to me in a tank full of wolf’s as a present.
I have a 600 gallon pond habitat for my snapping turtle. One of the fish I caught in the ditch by my house was a Mayan cichlid. It hangs out in the turtle cave with a 30 pound Female snapper. The fish is about 9 inches. They just chill. I've seen the cichlid eating off the turtle's shell and eating dead skin when she's shed's .
Hey Rusty. That's pretty cool. Are they Alligator or Comon Snapping Turtle. My favorites, I've had them for pets. Thank you for sharing that with me. Stay well and many blessings.
Excellent video, thank you for posting it. Just a couple more positives: they are excellent live bait for snook, tarpon and peacocks, and also a great treat for cats.
You are so welcome XavierHex! I'm sure there's stuff swimming in our canals that nether you or I know. Loll.. Stay safe and lots of blessings my friend.
For me this was your best video. I felt like I was watching Discovery channel or animal planet. Up here in the great lakes and finger lakes we have 3 main invasives that have reeked havic on our fishery. The lamprey eel. The round goby.. and the zebra muscle. All of which got into these bodies of water from the ballast waters from ships. How did those get into your waters? We're they released aquarium fish?
Wow, Lampreys? I know Tennessee as the Zebra Snail.. All were introduced by aquarium pet owner, fish farm raising exotic fish for the pet trade, and due to hurricanes and floods they escape and make it into our canals. Thanks for your support and the kind words..
I have a 125 gallon tank with a Oscar, Mayan, red head synspilum, redtail catfish/tiger shovelnose hybrid. I go on my dock on the lake and scoop up Mayan cichlid fry and use them to feed my tank.
That is awesome.. My wife and I talked about doing something like that , but more on a smaller scale. Loll.. All these exotics are so amazingly beautiful and I could only imagine seeing them in the aquarium.. Honesty, even though that are not native I'm ready enjoy knowing that they ate there.. The excitement of fishing in South Florida, you never know whats going to hit your line.. Thank you for your support.
Hello Carl. Thank you so much for watching and supporting our channel. Yes they do encourage not to release the cichlid, in my eyes if you're not going to eat them why destroy it. But I do understand the concern and the reasoning for not releasing them. Tilapia is a great eating fish as you probably know and Tilapia a very big here in South Florida as well with bow fishermen and those using Spears and gigs to catch them. Thanks again sir, and blessings to you and your family. 👍😊
Hello there... Yes you are correct.. in South Florida those are a rearaty. Even when your targeting Large Mouth Bass it's a struggle.. thanks for comment on our video. We truly appreciate it.
Mayan cichlid are like tilapia we eat them fried..every time I go fishing I try to catch as much as we can and eat them..if we alot more people do that we can help reduce the Maya cichlid and help native species
Thank you brother Mike Fisher. I remember seeing these fish as a child. I also remember catching Oscars and Spotted Talopia at a very young age.. These exotics been around for a while. Thank you for your support..
Loll... You know it my friend. I've never caught one on a fly rod but I have heard from many that had. They all say the same, the fight is awesome! Thank you for watching and support to our channel.
Hello Andres Molina.. Yes for sure.. If you are familiar with the locations. It's West off the trail.. First water pump station or flood gate. All on the South and West regions of the Everglades you will do good.. Also Holiday Park, Sawgrass Recriation and Alligator Allie areas will product lots of Chiclid action.. Hope this helps.. Ps.. Thank you for your support..
@@2BearsOutdoors hey buddy, i went to the first bridge after the Miccosukee Casino and catch a lot of Mayan and Oscars.Thanks a lot for this spot and is only 25 miles from home. 👍😁
I’ve never been much of a fisherman mostly because I can only use one hand but I love cichlids as aquarium fish but there’s absolutely no way in hell I would ever release a non-native species anywhere Now you have me wanting Mayan Cichlids I already have two tiger Oscars I really want some peacock bass also I think it would look amazing with fish that look so similar but completely different Especially when it comes to the eye spot on their tail💯🐠❤️🔥
I totally agree with you Mike. They are gorgeous fish, and a great addition to any aquarium setup. But it is irresponsible to introduce them to our native water ways.. Thanks Mike.
Hi Joe.. That's a tough one.. I know that our native fish does benefit from smaller exotic fish.. but it could work both was large cichlids will feed on baby bass and blue gills but table gets turned when cichlids becomes a food source for big bass.. I guess it would hurt to control the population a bit. Good luck and thank you for your comment. Take care and be safe.
Did I miss you say how the sunfish, Brim, Bluegill, & Crappie might be affected w/ such competition for food in the waterways? Just so the money fish(Bass) aren't being eaten while small I see them as quite an extra food source for things but they've got to live long enough to become the hunter...... then Bass could eat them unless there's a problem with that? I'm thinking about raising Tilapia in a hydronic garden setup & these do resemble them. How big do they get? I might just grow them instead but who knows man? I'm LQQKin' at everything
Hello Diggy Dice.. Thank you for your comment.. You are correct, which it's a given that any invasive wildlife introduced to an echo system which doesn't belong, will add pressure to the native inhabitants. Now as much as aggressive feeders the chiclids are, I had witnessed our native fish aggressively feeding on newly hatchted chiclids, smaller to medium sized chiclids..and ofcourse the Large Mouth Bass, Cat fish, Bowfin and lager predatory fish "native and non native" like the Peacock bass, Snakeheads will feed on adult chiclids which some could get over 2 pounds.. So there are pros and cons in having invasive fish. Efforts to eradicates these species are always supported and exercised. I hope you and your family have a blessed 2020.. Happy New Year.
I just caught two of them in the pond behind my house on ultralight tackle and had no idea what they were. We didn't have them when I used to fish for panfish as a kid in the 80s here in South Florida. Man, they're fun to catch on a light rod. I was using dark crappie lures and they were caught back-to-back. I still caught several bluegill and bream, so it seems they can still compete for food alongside the mayan cichlid. I love our Florida native sunfish, but maybe we can welcome this new species as one of our own. Southern hospitality, and all that! Love the video brother!
Man your smart. I was literally telling my boys to embrace thwm. I notice women love catching fush and hate waiting i know a spot where you can cach giant ones in seconds with bread great fun girls love it
Thank you dee pharrow. We truly appreciate your support to our channel.. Loll.. I don't know about being so smart, but I will take that comment thank you.. Loll.. You are far too kind. Yes, for sure, you can catch them all day long with bread.. 😁👌 once again thanks for everything.. Wishing you and your family nothing but the best. Be safe and well..
Hi Gregory. Thank you for your comment. Yes that has a big factor. Fish farms that started stocking exotic fish for the pet trade contributes alot of why we have such a large veriaty of exotics due to floods and hurricanes. But the first cichlids found in Dade County water ways was before the mass farming of these fish. I believe it was the Oscars first found. Thank you so much for your comment and support..Have a blessed Year.
The trouble with this frenzy to eliminate all invasives is that not all imports are invasive but they are labeled such. The phrase likely to be harmful" was not in the original definition and was added for a political benefit. Yet we know the original definition would not pertain to most "walking catfish"(Clarias species) unless to making roads slick makes is a harmful impact. But if you are talking about "snakehead fish" or "channa" (Channa (Asian) species or Parachanna (African) species) you are not even talking the roads. These two groups of fish, including "climbing perch" occupies a different niche from all North American fish the closest North American type fish are bowfin or grinnell, Amia calva, and the gar, Lepisosteus. There Channa bite is not as bad as a similar sized grinnell. The South American trahira or wolffish, Hoplias species is next closest to Channa but closer to the grinnell but with a worst bite. Most of the invasive fish mention may displace natives in a part of the natives' niche but reason both survive in the same area same reason two different freshwater sunfish, Centrarchidae survive in the same area. Though the two sunfish may overlap niche, they don't effectively challenge the other sunfish in the rest of their niche. It is state and federal government that have been the biggest importers of ",invasive" species introducing the Common carp, four Asian carp; Grass, Bigheaded, Silver and Snail Carp, Brown Trout and the parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis, that causes Whirling disease. The invasive species threat is an excuse for government to restrict the rights of citizens.
Loll.. I agree with you.. Bread catches many species of fish.. But we will keep this a secret, more fish for us.. Loll.. Take care my friend. Hope you and your family are safe and doing well. Thank you for watching and your support. :)
@@jay9295 What's up brother! I'm glad you were able to do some fishing.. Keep catching them Cichlids.. I think you have found the secret bait to catch most Cichlid species. Just don't tell anyone. Loll.. Be safe my friend.
I guarantee you have a hell of a time catching them because they’re not just fast and aggressive They’re also extremely intelligent People look at me like I’m nuts when I tell them that a family of fish are intelligent but anyone who’s owned cichlids as pets knows just how smart they are💯 That can also work against you when they’re a non-native species💯 As pets they’re so intelligent that they actually know when you’re awake and when you’re asleep Most of the time I had cichlids kill each other in my tanks was when I was asleep💯
Man but little Mayan cichlids are a great bait for some big bass and even snook I caught my biggest snook on a Mayan cichlid and some of my biggest bass too and other giant snook maybe they could even work for tarpon and I want people to get encouraged to use them as bait because they’re invasive
@@abrahamlincoln6201 South Florida waterways are taken over by many spiecies of invasive fish. This is the States way of controlling the population. I don't have the heart to destroy them. If I catch one I always throw them back into the water.
Gus1Bear, thank you ... Love the lesson. Please keep em coming.
Thank you for your support Luis Rivera.. I truly appriciate it.
Awesome video man, glad to see someone making the best out of these fish! I got one in my aquarium and they're way prettier than people give em credit for
Great video, love catching Mayans on fly!
Thank you so much.. I bet it's fun catching them on fly.
Thank you Gus! Very interesting .. Regards from Treasure Coast.
Thank you Marc! Truly appreciate your support. Hope all is well at the Treasure Coast? Blessings my friend and thanks again.
Great video. Very interesting
Thank you so much for your support Jimmy.. Be safe brother
great vid
Thanks for a great video! I'm planning a trip to S. Florida in a few months specifically targeting invasives, and a few native species. I'd love to see more videos like this one highlighting the more common non-native species, including where they are mostly caught, how, etc. Stay safe!
Thank so much. We appreciate the positive feed back. I hope you enjoy your trip to South Florida. I will try to keep up with those type of videos. I did one on Hammerhead sharks but it kind of flopped. Loll. Thank you for watching and your support. Blessings my friend .
I Like your Video Bro .
& I Love Mayan Cichlids , They are Fightiers when Being Caught
& They ate excellent to eat
I also enjoy catching them.. Hard fights.. Thank you so much for your support.
Great information. I had not thought of point number 2 nothing like having a fish that bites in the heat of the day when I am most active
Thanks Joseph. :)
Thanks for the video.
This is a great video, bro you have a radio voice, and I'll subscribe your content just from this video is rich
Orlando brother, thank you for your kind words.. We truly appreciate your support.. :) Many blessings my friend.
Great video, my wife and I are down from Wisconsin and have caught over 150 Mayans in lake Okeechobee. We will be making a trip to the glades soon to fill our cooler with Oscar's. Can't wait to treat friends and family back home to some florida treats
Thank you so much. Truly appreciate your support. That's fantastic.. They are alot of fun to catch. Blessings and enjoy your visit.
thanks i learned alot and i also live in south florida
Thank you my friend for the feed back and support.
Great video! Tilapia are Cichlids & they condone the sale of them around the United States. Many people stocking them in ponds for supplemental Largemouth Bass food. They can live in full strength sea water & even higher salinities. They thrive in warm water power plant lakes around the country regardless of climate. They too can survive temperatures down to 40 degrees as well. So how is the Mayan Cichlid any different than Tilapia? They're really not. I think most cichlids have more pluses than minuses. You gave 4 great reasons to love them! 👍 👍
Hell my friend. First and foremost I have kept all Cichlids for 35 years and all of them. Several tanks all of them over 200 gallons. Your appreciation of this species is revolutionary. I am the real thing but do not like to comment. My Mayan died of old age at 20. Poorly listed and they really do get to 17 inches as my fucker did. I have kept all the and the Red Devil Compex. I have Parachromis Nadodpis and the others and we have had Orange Tiger who would display and prostrate. In short the greatest Chichlid that we have and had them all was my poor Mayan whom I called Fury. He was a KING . He has given to me in a tank full of wolf’s as a present.
I have a 600 gallon pond habitat for my snapping turtle. One of the fish I caught in the ditch by my house was a Mayan cichlid. It hangs out in the turtle cave with a 30 pound Female snapper. The fish is about 9 inches. They just chill. I've seen the cichlid eating off the turtle's shell and eating dead skin when she's shed's .
Hey Rusty. That's pretty cool. Are they Alligator or Comon Snapping Turtle. My favorites, I've had them for pets. Thank you for sharing that with me. Stay well and many blessings.
Great video sir
Thank you so much
Excellent video, thank you for posting it. Just a couple more positives: they are excellent live bait for snook, tarpon and peacocks, and also a great treat for cats.
Loll. Love it, but very true.. Thanks Daniel for your support. Happy New Year and Blessings to ya. 😁👍❤️
We call them mojarras in Mexico
Thank you brother
Could you do another species profile about other cichlids in Florida like the jaguar cichlid etc
Thanks! Caught one in my back yard pon didn’t kno what it was
You are so welcome XavierHex! I'm sure there's stuff swimming in our canals that nether you or I know. Loll.. Stay safe and lots of blessings my friend.
That's what I get most of when I go Everglades. Tasty fish.
Loll.. Yes they are plentiful.. Thank you😁
For me this was your best video. I felt like I was watching Discovery channel or animal planet. Up here in the great lakes and finger lakes we have 3 main invasives that have reeked havic on our fishery. The lamprey eel. The round goby.. and the zebra muscle. All of which got into these bodies of water from the ballast waters from ships. How did those get into your waters? We're they released aquarium fish?
Wow, Lampreys? I know Tennessee as the Zebra Snail.. All were introduced by aquarium pet owner, fish farm raising exotic fish for the pet trade, and due to hurricanes and floods they escape and make it into our canals. Thanks for your support and the kind words..
Thanks.
Shoman Blues, you're welcome. But it sould be us thanking you for watching and supporting our channel.. Thanks again..
Top notch Gus ! From viewer in UK.
Oh wow! A friend from across the pond! Thank you for watching and supporting our channel. Many blessings my friend and stay safe.. 😁👍
Gus : do you have Snakeheads
in your area ?
@@2msvalkyrie529 hello, oh yes. We have lots of Snake heads in South Florida waterways. Hope all is well.. thanks
I have a 125 gallon tank with a Oscar, Mayan, red head synspilum, redtail catfish/tiger shovelnose hybrid. I go on my dock on the lake and scoop up Mayan cichlid fry and use them to feed my tank.
That is awesome.. My wife and I talked about doing something like that , but more on a smaller scale. Loll.. All these exotics are so amazingly beautiful and I could only imagine seeing them in the aquarium.. Honesty, even though that are not native I'm ready enjoy knowing that they ate there.. The excitement of fishing in South Florida, you never know whats going to hit your line.. Thank you for your support.
I wish we had them in Wisconsin
They are pretty fun to catch.. but man they are just about in every body of water here down South. Thanks for the comment.
100% seen a Mayan swimming in the reefs in West Palm Beach!!
Hey there.Yes I agree, seen these fish at Black Point Marina. Thanks for the comment.
Such a nice show, I get lots of tilapia here in central Florida,I'm told that you're not supposed to throw these back,is this true ??
Hello Carl. Thank you so much for watching and supporting our channel. Yes they do encourage not to release the cichlid, in my eyes if you're not going to eat them why destroy it. But I do understand the concern and the reasoning for not releasing them. Tilapia is a great eating fish as you probably know and Tilapia a very big here in South Florida as well with bow fishermen and those using Spears and gigs to catch them. Thanks again sir, and blessings to you and your family. 👍😊
The Midas are starting to take over as the KING of invasive cichlids.
Where they exist, you won't find many Mayans
Yes I've noticed that. Some of the channels have a high concentration of Midas but little to no Mayans. Thanks for sharing.
I just love catching these fish, they have the same fight as a bass
Hello brother . Yes! You are so right! They fight hard. Thank you for watching and support.
Yes bro that is true. They are very agressive
Cichlids truly are basically taking over Florida’s waterways. It’s been a decade since I caught either a crappie or a bluegill in South Florida.
Hello there... Yes you are correct.. in South Florida those are a rearaty. Even when your targeting Large Mouth Bass it's a struggle.. thanks for comment on our video. We truly appreciate it.
Mayan cichlid are like tilapia we eat them fried..every time I go fishing I try to catch as much as we can and eat them..if we alot more people do that we can help reduce the Maya cichlid and help native species
I’ve always wondered if Florida had native cichlids or not I always thought anywhere with tropical weather had its own negative cichlids
Thank you brother Mike Fisher. I remember seeing these fish as a child. I also remember catching Oscars and Spotted Talopia at a very young age.. These exotics been around for a while. Thank you for your support..
on the fly, you say? 🤔
Now, that does sound like fun on a 3wt.
Loll... You know it my friend. I've never caught one on a fly rod but I have heard from many that had. They all say the same, the fight is awesome! Thank you for watching and support to our channel.
Are you Miccosukee or Nole? What is your tribal name?
Got a ton of them in my lake.
they are fun to catch. thank you for watching.
hey buddy, great video, i was just looking for more information on this great tasting fish, do you mind sharing this location? Thanks in advance.
Hello Andres Molina.. Yes for sure.. If you are familiar with the locations. It's West off the trail.. First water pump station or flood gate. All on the South and West regions of the Everglades you will do good.. Also Holiday Park, Sawgrass Recriation and Alligator Allie areas will product lots of Chiclid action.. Hope this helps.. Ps.. Thank you for your support..
@@2BearsOutdoors hey buddy, i went to the first bridge after the Miccosukee Casino and catch a lot of Mayan and Oscars.Thanks a lot for this spot and is only 25 miles from home. 👍😁
@@CrazitOStudiO congrats.. I'm glad to know that you did well.. Thanks a good area for Mayan's.. You take care brother
@@2BearsOutdoors take care buddy 👍
I’ve never been much of a fisherman mostly because I can only use one hand but I love cichlids as aquarium fish but there’s absolutely no way in hell I would ever release a non-native species anywhere Now you have me wanting Mayan Cichlids I already have two tiger Oscars I really want some peacock bass also I think it would look amazing with fish that look so similar but completely different Especially when it comes to the eye spot on their tail💯🐠❤️🔥
I totally agree with you Mike. They are gorgeous fish, and a great addition to any aquarium setup. But it is irresponsible to introduce them to our native water ways.. Thanks Mike.
My ponds on my property are overrun with cichlids, when I catch them should I dispose of them to help the bass and bluegill population repopulate?
Hi Joe.. That's a tough one.. I know that our native fish does benefit from smaller exotic fish.. but it could work both was large cichlids will feed on baby bass and blue gills but table gets turned when cichlids becomes a food source for big bass.. I guess it would hurt to control the population a bit. Good luck and thank you for your comment. Take care and be safe.
Did I miss you say how the sunfish, Brim, Bluegill, & Crappie might be affected w/ such competition for food in the
waterways? Just so the money fish(Bass) aren't being eaten while small I see them as quite an extra food source
for things but they've got to live long enough to become the hunter...... then Bass could eat them unless there's a
problem with that? I'm thinking about raising Tilapia in a hydronic garden setup & these do resemble them.
How big do they get? I might just grow them instead but who knows man? I'm LQQKin' at everything
Hello Diggy Dice.. Thank you for your comment.. You are correct, which it's a given that any invasive wildlife introduced to an echo system which doesn't belong, will add pressure to the native inhabitants. Now as much as aggressive feeders the chiclids are, I had witnessed our native fish aggressively feeding on newly hatchted chiclids, smaller to medium sized chiclids..and ofcourse the Large Mouth Bass, Cat fish, Bowfin and lager predatory fish "native and non native" like the Peacock bass, Snakeheads will feed on adult chiclids which some could get over 2 pounds.. So there are pros and cons in having invasive fish. Efforts to eradicates these species are always supported and exercised. I hope you and your family have a blessed 2020.. Happy New Year.
I just caught two of them in the pond behind my house on ultralight tackle and had no idea what they were. We didn't have them when I used to fish for panfish as a kid in the 80s here in South Florida. Man, they're fun to catch on a light rod. I was using dark crappie lures and they were caught back-to-back. I still caught several bluegill and bream, so it seems they can still compete for food alongside the mayan cichlid.
I love our Florida native sunfish, but maybe we can welcome this new species as one of our own. Southern hospitality, and all that! Love the video brother!
do you charter? I'm looking to go fishing in the everglades soon
My brother, how are you. Unfortunately I do not, but if need location and spots to fish it would be my pleasure.
@@2BearsOutdoors yes that would help!
@@Habitation2023no worries. When you are ready email me at 2bearsoutdoors@gmail.com
Man your smart. I was literally telling my boys to embrace thwm. I notice women love catching fush and hate waiting i know a spot where you can cach giant ones in seconds with bread great fun girls love it
Thank you dee pharrow. We truly appreciate your support to our channel.. Loll.. I don't know about being so smart, but I will take that comment thank you.. Loll.. You are far too kind. Yes, for sure, you can catch them all day long with bread.. 😁👌 once again thanks for everything.. Wishing you and your family nothing but the best. Be safe and well..
The necklace...lol...
In sri lanka. They are everywhere ...
we call them "atomic sun fish" b/c pound for pound there is no stronger fish to catch on rod & reel. absolute fun on fly.
loll.. i have heard of that.. they really are fun to catch.
Awesome idea! Any thoughts on what fly I should use to target them?
Lesardah a small clouser minnow fly will put you on the board. Good luck and catch’m up!
Lesardah they love Enrico publish micro minnow size 2. I wouldn't leave the fly in the water while your doing something else.These fish are 5wt. fun
Lesardah I'll correct the name.Enrico Puglisi
Fact's
Thank you.
@@2BearsOutdoors yw fishon
Freshwater Snappa lol
Could it have been a hurricane that released them like the pythons
Hi Gregory. Thank you for your comment. Yes that has a big factor. Fish farms that started stocking exotic fish for the pet trade contributes alot of why we have such a large veriaty of exotics due to floods and hurricanes. But the first cichlids found in Dade County water ways was before the mass farming of these fish. I believe it was the Oscars first found. Thank you so much for your comment and support..Have a blessed Year.
Cichlids taste better than bass in my opinion, if you catch one eat it!
I have to agree with you.. 😁 Thanks for your support
A peacock bass is not a bass right?
You are on the money.. A Peacock Bass is a Cichlid. :)
The trouble with this frenzy to eliminate all invasives is that not all imports are invasive but they are labeled such. The phrase likely to be harmful" was not in the original definition and was added for a political benefit. Yet we know the original definition would not pertain to most "walking catfish"(Clarias species) unless to making roads slick makes is a harmful impact. But if you are talking about "snakehead fish" or "channa" (Channa (Asian) species or Parachanna (African) species) you are not even talking the roads. These two groups of fish, including "climbing perch" occupies a different niche from all North American fish the closest North American type fish are bowfin or grinnell, Amia calva, and the gar, Lepisosteus. There Channa bite is not as bad as a similar sized grinnell. The South American trahira or wolffish, Hoplias species is next closest to Channa but closer to the grinnell but with a worst bite. Most of the invasive fish mention may displace natives in a part of the natives' niche but reason both survive in the same area same reason two different freshwater sunfish, Centrarchidae survive in the same area. Though the two sunfish may overlap niche, they don't effectively challenge the other sunfish in the rest of their niche. It is state and federal government that have been the biggest importers of ",invasive" species introducing the Common carp, four Asian carp; Grass, Bigheaded, Silver and Snail Carp, Brown Trout and the parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis, that causes Whirling disease. The invasive species threat is an excuse for government to restrict the rights of citizens.
Hell yes no limit on them I'd have a deep freezer or 2 of them if I lived there l
Loll.. and they are pretty good tasting too.. Thank you for your comment and support.. be safe out there.
Bread is the best bait for these guys
Loll.. I agree with you.. Bread catches many species of fish.. But we will keep this a secret, more fish for us.. Loll.. Take care my friend. Hope you and your family are safe and doing well. Thank you for watching and your support. :)
2Bears Outdoors just caught one today with bread
@@jay9295 What's up brother! I'm glad you were able to do some fishing.. Keep catching them Cichlids.. I think you have found the secret bait to catch most Cichlid species. Just don't tell anyone. Loll.. Be safe my friend.
I guarantee you have a hell of a time catching them because they’re not just fast and aggressive They’re also extremely intelligent People look at me like I’m nuts when I tell them that a family of fish are intelligent but anyone who’s owned cichlids as pets knows just how smart they are💯 That can also work against you when they’re a non-native species💯 As pets they’re so intelligent that they actually know when you’re awake and when you’re asleep Most of the time I had cichlids kill each other in my tanks was when I was asleep💯
You can catch them with bread. It’s really easy to catch them. I’ve caught 14 or 15 in an hour
Man but little Mayan cichlids are a great bait for some big bass and even snook I caught my biggest snook on a Mayan cichlid and some of my biggest bass too and other giant snook maybe they could even work for tarpon and I want people to get encouraged to use them as bait because they’re invasive
Hello Maximo. Thank you.. Very well said. I suppose that other big predator fish loves to eat Cichlids. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Do you keep them alive for the snook and where do you hook them?
My Mayan cichlid acts like a dog
Just put em on the barbie. ..
They are very tasty fish..loll thank you for your support
Mayan c
No offense brother but in all reality you and I are the invasive ones
It's sad people kill these fish and eat them
Yeah, the State encourages it.. I know they are social aquarium pets.
@@2BearsOutdoors why do they though
@@abrahamlincoln6201 South Florida waterways are taken over by many spiecies of invasive fish. This is the States way of controlling the population. I don't have the heart to destroy them. If I catch one I always throw them back into the water.
@@2BearsOutdoors ok thank you for telling me I really wanted to know thanks
@@abrahamlincoln6201 you are so very welcome.. thank you for watching. Stay safe and many blessings