Invasive species in our rivers

**johan marais** · 13-10-13

What do you do when you catch a Grass Carp or bass in our rivers? C&R or C&K

Grass Carp causes a lot of damage to our river eco systems.

**firephish** · 13-10-13

Personally i revive and release (same as any other fish i catch). These fish are in our river systems to stay, so i see no real point in killing them.

**johan marais** · 13-10-13

Don't you think over the long run that this will have a negative affect on our local fish species?

Originally Posted by firephish

Personally i revive and release (same as any other fish i catch). These fish are in our river systems to stay, so i see no real point in killing them.

**firephish** · 13-10-13

Perhaps, but killing a couple will not make a dent in the population. And, generally, i don't enjoy killing things.

**johan marais** · 13-10-13

Grass carp may eat 100 percent of their body weight in vegetation per day. I think if this is not controled it will have a negative inpact on our eco systems.
I would prefer to catch yellow fish in the future and not grass carp. It is not about the killing of the fish it about conserving our indigenous species.

**johan marais** · 13-10-13

Hi firephish, I went on to your blogspot. Very nice. I am also a person loving the wildlife.
I wonder what you would do if a India Myna would come and destroy one of the local birds nest close to your house which was bussy rasing hatchling or two.
Once they moved in then gone is your local bird and that alien will not leave until you do someting about it.

The gardin birds in my gardin and suroundings have a royl time. No India Myna within 100 Meter.

**firephish** · 13-10-13

If you would like to kill them, go for it. I don't hold it against you. Personally i choose not too.

I have Indian Mynas nesting in my roof ... i also don't kill them!

**johan marais** · 13-10-13

Originally Posted by firephish

If you would like to kill them, go for it. I don't hold it against you. Personally i choose not too.

I have Indian Mynas nesting in my roof ... i also don't kill them!

Hi, Please put some Indian Myna photo's on your blogspot.