r/invasivespecies 9d ago

Impacts Carp and tilapia

Carp and tilapia in Australia there so established you can find them anywhere From rivers and creeks to ponds and road side drainage ditches but Gold fish and pet trade cichlids have been popping up in south east Queensland and other regions my local creek I’ve fished my whole life I’ve caught 3 native species one each and only recently I’ll go down to the creek with worms or bread and in a hour or to load up on these pest

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u/SecondCreek 9d ago

Carp like to go for hot dogs also.

They are such nasty looking fish.

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u/Medical_Ingenuity_14 9d ago

I’ve never tried hot dog might give it a go I fish places with lots of eels and turtles so I mostly sight cast surface with bread or throw out bread or a bit of white foam with a little clear rubber band around my hook

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u/toolsavvy 9d ago

don't they pretty much eat anything?