3 Invasive Fish 1 Mussel and 1 Mink

What are the worst invasive fish species? In this video I will be trying to that question and many others you may have about invasive fish species. An invasive species is any plant or animal that has be introduced into an ecosystem where it doesn't belong, normally having negative impacts on native animal and plant species. Invasive fish don't only endanger native fish species but they can also cause millions of dollars worth of damage. Todays video is a little different as I will be going through 3 problem invasive fish species and 1 invasive mussel species and 1 invasive mink species.
Attributions
Rainbow trout images:
helti
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Dr.DeNo
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Sheila Sund
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NYS DEC
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淺藍雪
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Rainbow trout footage:
Island Life Fishing
/ @islandlifefishing
Craig’s outdoor adventures
/ @craigsoutdooradventures
Sea lamprey images:
NYS DEC
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NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
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USFWS Midwest Region
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Sea lamprey footage:
Glen Hedelson
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Natural Resources Wales / Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru
/ @natreswales
Zebra mussel images:
Bj.schoenmakers
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NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
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Neil DeMaster
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Zebra mussel footage:
DEESTUARY
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Creative Commons Media
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American mink images:
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Nicole Beaulac
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Stan Lupo
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tsaiproject
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Colin Haycock
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American mink footage:
Wildwood Trust
/ @wildwoodtrustorgcharity
Alain Fossé
/ alain fossé
UFZde
/ @ufzde
Pike images:
NYS DEC
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Gilles San Martin
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Travis
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Neil Ward
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Pike footage:
Jarek Andrzejewski
/ @wodnikjarek
Creative Commons Media
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Pike family member images:
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Mustelidae images:
Mike Prince
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mossi889
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Oliver Clarke
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Water vole image:
Peter Trimming
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Water vole foorage:
NearbyWild
/ @nearbywild9109
Yellow perch footage:
Lurenet
/ @lurenetfishing
Endangered freshwater mussel species images:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region
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Round goby image:
Petroglyph
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Round goby footage:
Rostislav Štefánek
/ @czechunderwater
Lamprey family images:
NYS DEC
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Fishes of Georgia Photo Gallery
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I have adapted and edited some of these original images.
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Our first invasive fish species is the northern pike. The northern pike has become a problem invasive species in some parts of Alaska.
Our next invasive species is the American mink. The American mink is invasive over many parts of Europe.
Our next invasive fish species is the rainbow trout. The rainbow trout is one of the most invasive species in the world.
Our next invasive species is the zebra mussel. The zebra mussel is invasive in the freshwaters of north America.

[@keeganator9176]

You should make a video where you cover the invasive species in a certain area

[@TsukiCove]

thats a good idea, Florida springs to mind haha

[@Handlesareawful2008]

@@TsukiCove Or Australia Cane Toads And Tilapia Ruin The Ecosystem As Foxes And Cats Take Out Native Wildlife There

[@-theguiltycormorant-1043]

Yea! That's a brilliant idea

[@nebula70]

@@TsukiCove you should do invasive speices in canada or a country

[@dallaswood4117]

Need a ten part series for Florida

[@eureka3112]

Liking the approach for other animals, keep it up man!

[@TsukiCove]

thanks man i appreciate it :)

[@Handlesareawful2008]

@@TsukiCove I Have An Animal I'm Really Hoping Gets Featured In This Series

[@lincolnshirey9824]

@@Handlesareawful2008 which one?

[@Handlesareawful2008]

@@lincolnshirey9824 Coypu (Myocator Coypus)

[@luisgoncalosilva6194]

You forgot to mention how the American mink is one of the reasons the european mink, a critically endangered species is going extint.

[@emanon0008]

I can't stand how this channel is underrated. Great content, great quality, facts, creativity, beauty of nature. I wish you rapid development of this channel.

[@TsukiCove]

thank you so much that really means a lot and I really appreciate it :)

[@emanon0008]

@@TsukiCove It's just facts ^^ Good Luck!

[@brizzo4554]

Michigan resident, zebra mussels, and gobys (both the round and tube nose) are a problem, but about the only good thing the zebra mussels have done is cleaning the water, that’s about the only good thing. Edit, there are also quite a few other invasive species here, 17 fish and 21 plants (that is aware of). Some of the fish you have mentioned already but we also have sea lampreys, Eurasian watermilfoil, wels catfish, Zander just to name a few

[@Aadams700]

You should make a great lakes ecosystem video and I like these invasive videos.

[@ethanz197]

I live on Erie and was thinking that

[@Aadams700]

@@ethanz197 I live on lake saint Clair. I've fished and been to every great lake other than Ontario. In my opinion they're very cool and theres alot to put in a video

[@nyeeeessss7674]

I do say a series of invasive insects should be a good one. But aside from that, you're doing well and don't stress too much so you can focus on making quality videos

[@Dalek15]

4:36 American Mink: I am not the villain in this story, I do what I do because there is no other choice

[@hollowidiot5208]

I would love an invasive species that aren't in water and an invasive fish species still

[@TsukiCove]

thanks for the feedback :)

[@kaiserfrancis1813]

Yes please make videos on other invasive mammals and reptiles in the world. I love this series!

[@DyslexicTurtle]

Videos on invasives and their effects, environmentally and economically in particular ecosystems, like the Great Lakes or the Amazon, would be really cool !

[@victornilsson7375]

I'd love to see other invasive species such as mammals and insects, i think it'd be a good step forward for your channel and your content, so every video could be more unique! Keep this up!

[@EverettBurger]

We talked a lot about invasive species during our environmental science class this year. There's great information in this video series.

[@spiralbanzai4985]

Yes, I would like to see further videos on invasive species of all types.

[@alphatrion100]

Humans

[@EverettBurger]

A month ago, I was visiting friends in Maine. They live on the shore of a beautiful lake. It is very deep, clear, and cold. I was hoping to get some fishing in during my weekend visit. However, I was told there was nothing to fish. Years ago, the department of fish and game thought it would be a fantastic lake to stock lake trout. After all, they thought it would be great for tourism. Alas, it backfired because the introduced lake trout ate the local trout. Then, there was no food for the lake trout. Now, the lake is pretty, but almost lifeless.

[@oallen6649]

Your videos are literally the best animal comparison videos

[@winstonelston5743]

By the standards we consider as destructive and invasive, where does the human species fit in? Invasive? Yes. Destructive? For sure.

[@elijahsoczka6996]

I love all the fish in the Esocidae family, I was unaware the NP was considered an invasive species. Great video!

[@melaniewahl845]

Loved the video and the non-aquatic invasive animal idea!!! Can't wait to see what's next!!!

[@Xiodeminsa]

In Spain the American Mink is a big problem, in Galicia, "animalist" people freed a lot of them from fur farms and now they outcompete the European Mink and prey almost everything in our rivers and swamps. I live in the Basque country "quite far" from Galicia and we have a lot of American Minks here too.

[@thomasmendoza7728]

Oh my god, that's why theres that meme! "They're trying to cancel the Northern Pike" lmao

[@jacobkelly6690]

I definitely like to see other invasive species other than just aquatic I think that'd be great

[@johnwinchester9561]

Definitely would love you covering other invasive species

[@daviddolan5657]

Pike are my favourite fish

[@jedimasterjoe5386]

Gross

[@nebula70]

Would love to see mammals, insects ect in the invasive vids! Great video

[@mikkovalle7944]

I remember joking with a videogame friend from Alaska, that to get rid of pike, we need to import bullsharks, to get rid of sharks, we need to import chinese people, to get rid of the chinese shark fin soup industry, we import greenpeace activists, to get rid of greenpeace, import Lapplanders from nordic countries, and eventually, the loud Americans will naturally scare the quiet loving Lapplanders away and restore status quo. The circle of life is beautiful!

[@carbon_no6]

Caged just for their fur? That’s a despicable act! Animal abuse is infuriating!

[@shaycottrell6927]

Alternative name “ 5 invasive animals from or in the Great Lakes”

[@TsukiCove]

very true haha

[@dreamcorewarlock]

Me: yes My Ojibwe blood: *REEEEEEEEEE-*

[@robertjeffries3893]

Love the content... need to share the invasive species in the Caribbean.

[@TsukiCove]

oooo thats and interesting place to cover, i'll add it to the list of videos to do :)

[@k0olmini11]

Covering other invasive non-aquatic animals would be cool

[@marymcelroy6157]

I didn't see it,but an angler I know pulled up a carpet full of zebra mussels out of the Detroit River about 14 years ago

[@fishingthelist4017]

No invasive species list would be complete without the vine that ate the south.

[@im_the_end]

here in Spain we have a problem with the Luisiana cray fish or also named red crayfish were my grandmother lives there is a hole pond full of Luisiana crayfishes

[@freshboy3968]

0:46 wow, that's quite a scenery. Anyone know what city that is?

[@jessejameslo5994]

Hello i love your invasive fish species series!!!!

[@sapiqja385]

Yess , it would be nice if you could cover another species other than aquatic one 😁😁😁

[@EvanStouffer]

Fun fact about the sea lamprey; it’s actually native to Lake Erie, but because of the Erie Canal and other canals leading to other parts of the Great Lakes, it infected those lakes, and it wasn’t used to being in those lakes. So Lake Erie was fine, but the other lakes weren’t.

[@jessenicholls2134]

awesome video mate, some more invasive species of fish are European perch, cichlids and the oriental weather loach, all of which are a big problem in Australia.

[@jessenicholls2134]

@@stevenhall8964 yeah they taste awesome and they grow massive

[@nathanblacklaws9669]

I would love more videos on different animals :)

[@randmayfield5695]

When evasive species are around long enough sometimes they become "situationally endemic". A good example is the European carp. Another one found around here is the Eurasian collered dove. I remember the boon of catching Kokanee salmon (land locked) in Lake Tahoe back in the early 60's. Then they introduced the Mysis shrimp for feed. The population and size of the Kokanee exploded so the fishing was crazy good until the two life cycles collided and the Mysis shrimp started to out compete the Kokanee on the larval level. Then things weren't so good. How about the stripped bass introduction in Lake Powell? .....the list goes on and on....

[@solarviews8602]

You should do a video on the breeding habits of some north American minnows, they are very interesting ie creek chubs, river chubs, Daces etc

[@EverettBurger]

Can you do one about nutria? They are a semi aquatic mammal.

[@aviancypress5181]

Yes please make videos about other invasive species, can you include plants as well because we have alot of invasive plants in texas

[@catchemlikecarter6602]

I really think making videos about other species would be a good idea like you said

[@TsukiCove]

awesome i'll get to work on it

[@gildedvulture7965]

Your intro music is quite relaxing. Great melody 😃 Is it hard typing on a keyboard with paws? 😜

[@bantam700]

There is a painful lack of awareness when it comes to invasive plants.

[@42Marica]

Yes I would love those videos

[@TsukiCove]

awesome thanks for the feedback :)

[@DanRemdor]

Mink? Well that's new....

[@The_PokeSaurus]

Please do other invasive species besides fish, if you want. I'd love to see you talk about other creatures.

[@ggpekk]

can you tell me the name of your intro song? it sounds epic!

[@TsukiCove]

it's called wishful thinking on youtubes audio library

[@ggpekk]

@@TsukiCove thanks so much!

[@auxerre8256]

Yeah zebra muscles also really hurt to step on (like can straight up slice your foot if you step wrong) so much so that we have to wear water shoes in specific areas to protect our feet

[@jasonpeculiar]

I thought that the rainbow trout used for stocking fishing lakes etc, were "triploid" trout and were therefore sterile and could not breed if they escaped the waters they were stocked into? I'm pretty sure that's the case here in the UK, or at least it is here in Scotland anyway. I can't see why it would be different anywhere else. As for the invasive trout of Australia and NZ....those people paid a lot of money to have Loch Leven Brown Trout stocked into their waters. Not so much an invasion, more a mass stocking.

[@jasonpeculiar]

@@stevenhall8964 Really? Wow, that is interesting. I've never heard of it. I will certainly be looking into that. Thank you

[@rocketdurham4926]

I’d love to see a lumpsucker or lumpfish in one of your videos. They’re pretty incredible little pieces of popcorn chicken

[@gamingrootz4411]

Yes please, this series is awesome!

[@DrewWithington]

Pike are so gangsta. They eat their own mates and their children. Proper hardcore.

[@jakeryan4545]

So with the last two, the reason why they are declining is the massive amount of time, money, and energy that was spent to try and lower the numbers. The zebra mussel and sea lamprey totally messed up the Great Lakes ecosystems and led to the collapse of numerous fisheries. It's the reason why the government is willing to spend so much money trying to stop the Silver Carp from entering the Great Lakes. Also, like the video showed, if you live in Michigan at least, you will see numerous signs telling you to check your boat for mussels, your shoes for seeds, and threaten fines for moving firewood and live crayfish. We've witnessed to much destruction to not take it seriously.

[@rileyates]

You can make any video and I will watch it! Keep up the good work

[@Upgradedtvman839]

I love the mustelidae family

[@mnlreloaded9266]

I personally subbed to you because of your aquatic Videos, I would appreciate some Reptile Videos but fish should stay the Main subject. Great video

[@raymondg7866]

Great info 👍

[@augustb.w.4778]

I like the idea of doing non-aquatic invasive species

[@TheReel_Fisherman]

I wish rainbow trout were more invasive

[@mitchellskene8176]

Yes to videos on non-aquatic invasive species.

[@m4a1memer14]

Honestly for us in Queensland,Australia three of our MOST invasive fish are Tilapia, alligator gar and European carp for a video

[@m4a1memer14]

@@stevenhall8964 yeah we have to kill on sight

[@candykaneish1]

I do like the ideas but I enjoy The fish a bit more in my opinion.

[@hidran1217]

Could you talk about the Chinese Sleeper (aka Amur Sleeper), vert invasive in western Russia and has caused damage to a lot of other native species!

[@ossipozzi1238]

Here in Northern Sweden there are some places that have cutthroat trout, I've heard that they are a big problem because the brown trout populations in those places have been reduced because of competition from the cutthroat trout, I have even heard about cutthroat trout breeding with brown trout! I don't know if that is true but if they start spreading they could become a big problem.

[@lohithrai3004]

Expecting / waiting for video on india ( invasive from and in India) love from India🇮🇳

[@StanleySophana]

Burmese Python is an invasive species in South Florida and they are found in the Everglades. There are more invasive species in Florida, but the Burmese Python is a well known individual

[@stevearchtoe7039]

Northern pike, in N America, will eat the fry of Muskie up until about 1 year old bc they hatch before them. After that, the Muskie keeps the pike in check usually, as they grow larger and will prey on medium sized pike as well as anything else. Thus the stocking effort w Muskie on non class A Muskie lakes (class A has enough natural reproduction to not need stocking).

[@connareeves1537]

you sound English , surprised you don't know of the hybrids in your local ponds or rivers maybe, well heres a few I've caught over the years. roachxrudd, roachxbream, dacexchub, blue trout & the environmental agency allows for stocking of hybrid carp, barbel and are known to do this with a few other species in the uk to "help" with the declining populations... rather then the fixing the actual problems... but, thats not what this videos about lol still like the video :) didn't know about the sturgeonxpaddlefish :O

[@jennifermarshall1291]

What is that beautiful dogs name?

[@wheelswingsfins438]

The Blue Catfish in the Chesapeake Bay is destroying the Blue Crab population.

[@paraseimp6356]

Nice details

[@Shemmy-ni5yw]

Can you do invasive land animals

[@TsukiCove]

thats the plan :)

[@paulskinner819]

Enjoying these but have I missed something as wondering how snakeheads are getting on

[@TsukiCove]

i had to rehome them a little while ago as i was moving but i do plan on keeping more in the future

[@thatsmeatman7023]

Please tell me. Where can I find a sea lamprey for personal use

[@NoahLavineASP]

There is this guy on KZbin who uses minks to hunt rats and small rodents. It's pretty wild.

[@carson2228]

i would like to see other animals but i love the aquatic ones as well

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

We have Pike here on Ireland and overall they are a native species but there's some Loughs they've never inhabited. Here in Ireland pike can get over 5 foot long

[@im_the_end]

can you talk about in the next video of the asiatic clam and the grass carp

[@turkeyguyorsomethinggobble3639]

When I did my college course I did a topic on invasive species in the uk and the mink was one of them. Are you gonna mention other invasive species in the uk such as the grey squirrel or the muntjac

[@isaacg1114]

I’m from Minnesota and I didn’t see a mink until I was 13 and in the 7 years since I see like 5-7 a year

[@BigFishPhilosophy.WilkieTV]

Can you go over all the pike species?

[@Lukas_BarschTotal]

Invsasive animals would’ve great in general! Love the vids.

[@shinplayzproductions8107]

Cute puppy

[@matthewellis3197]

A lot of zebra muscles were killed last year when 2 of 4 damns failed in my area in the Great lakes...... walking on the lake bed is sold dead zebra shells.

[@justinelliott9198]

Local lake by me muscles are ruining. They cleared the water and an invasive weed was able to grow choking out the rest of the lake.

[@mariamacarenavillalpandova5363]

Yes yes please do another type of invasive animals

[@robrice7246]

3:09/3:34 Good thing I subscribed to a KZbinr who actually keeps minks, and gets them from fur farms.

[@TsukiCove]

so he/she rescues them from fur farms?

[@robrice7246]

@@TsukiCove This might help you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWPEZ5-haMl2Y80

[@matthijsoomen4928]

Keep up the good work👍

[@dkgamers1385]

I would like to see non aquatic invasive species too

[@TsukiCove]

thanks for the feedback :)

[@perlamedrano3637]

I love the intro song Gives Bob Ross vibes

[@obryan240]

Invasive reptile and amphibian videos would be interesting

[@fishingwithfred6720]

I didn’t realise pike were an invasive species

[@raphlvlogs271]

the lamprey is the mosquitoes of water.

[@straightupsauce9210]

whats your intro's song ?

[@bigbluetheelectricblueacar5893]

First again , love your videos

[@TsukiCove]

thanks man i appreciate it :)

[@charlieamabile1360]

BROWN TROUT can tolerate WARMER temperatures than other trout.

[@speeddeamon188]

im a great lakes angler in Michigan. it has messed up lake Michigan and the local paw paw lake that i live by

[@foilfighter3319]

Running out of fish?

[@TsukiCove]

theres loads more but i thought it would be interesting to add other animals too