guppies and fancy's

[wallydiven]

can these possibly be invasive in are waters?? seems like anything could be a prediter fish for them. just dont see how they could take over in these cold waters. what do you guys think about this???

[FishingNewEngland]

Guppies and killi fish are cold water fish and will survive. Gold fish are the same. There's some pics here of someone who jigged up a big goldfish a winter or so ago.

[wallydiven]

o.k. but how big could a guppie get? seems only baitfish size at best.

[ice 45]

I think that it is more of an issue that they can be bad for fish to eat maybe, because i have heard that you can not use them for feeder fish for fish in an aquarium because they can kill them. Not sure just what i have heard?

[FishingNewEngland]

I think that it is more of an issue that they can be bad for fish to eat maybe, because i have heard that you can not use them for feeder fish for fish in an aquarium because they can kill them. Not sure just what i have heard?

I've used them as feeders, no truth to that. Hell, I ate a bunch at a party once on a bet. I'm still here.


Biggest guppy I've seen was about 2". I don't think it's the size that's an issue. They multiply like crazy though. 10 can become hundreds in no time and so on.

[wallydiven]

feed them to my pikeral and eye for the last two years. mainly fansy's but guppies two. seem to be ok to me. dont seem them to be harmfull...

[ice 45]

ok sorry that is just something that i heard i did know for sure.

[FishingNewEngland]

ok sorry that is just something that i heard i did know for sure.

No need to apologize. 

[wallydiven]

what fishing new england said. you just never know!!!!!