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Hi, Our program is open to anyone, regardless of where you live. The only requirement is that you work with fish that are native to your local. I'm not sure if we have any members from England yet, but you're welcome to check out our free email list...

A cast net works great for dollars, just make sure you through back any bluegill or other game fish you catch. Dollars have metallic blue lines running across the gills and orange-red dots above the anal fin. This is how you tell them apart from other small sunfish. Take 520 just past I-95...

The fish in the video is a dollar sunfish. These are small, colorful sunfish with a maximum size of about 4 inches. Here's a great article about them. http://www.nativefish.org/articles/DollarSunfishInAquarium.php Jon

It depends on what I'm after. Usually I use either a dipnet, ringnet or castnet. Most of the fish that are suitable for the aquarium are non-game fish and can be collected with a net. For the larger game fish you have to use hook and line.

Hi Justin, Yesterday I was collecting in Mims at 6 mile creek. Here's some pics of a taillight shiner I collected while I was there. http://aquariumaddict.tripod.com/fejpgs/unknown2.jpg http://aquariumaddict.tripod.com/fejpgs/unknown3.jpg http://aquariumaddict.tripod.com/fejpgs/unknown4.jpg...

If you're looking for healthy flagfish try Paul Sach's http://www.aquaculturestore.com/ He has flagfish on sale this month! You can get 4 for $16.95 with free shipping! Jon

My flagfish are spawning right now too. The male decided to use the box filter as a nest and it's very interesting to see how attentive he is to the eggs.

You need to check out our email list. There was just a huge discussion about the Devil's Hole pupfish and what goes on behind the scenes of the recovery program. There was also a lot of talk in general about breeding endangered fish. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nativefishconservancy/ Jon

We don't endorse releasing captive fish back into the wild. The NFC has a trading post for members to trade fish. If you raise the young to adults you can trade them for other fish. This also limits the need to remove them from the wild.

Most female guppies show this black spot which is called the gravid spot. It usually gets larger the further along that she is. The easiest way to tell if a guppy is pregnant is by her size. If she's fat, she's probably pregnant. Female guppies have their young every 28 days, give or take a day...

There are many native fish that are suprisingly colorful and easy to breed. The golden topminnow (Fundulus chrysotus) http://tinyurl.com/c5u4h and the American Flagfish (Jordanella floridae) http://tinyurl.com/9lxsa are just a few. Jon

Hi everyone, Aside from being an avid hobbyist for over 15 years, I'm also an active member of the NFC. One of the moderators was kind enough to allow me to post the following press release that some of you may find interesting. The Native Fish Conservancy Offers Cash Rewards To Native Fish...