45 mins From Chicago We Caught All These Beautiful Native Fish! Fish Collecting w/ Johnathon Butkus

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[@dougsha]

I had two native aquariums when I lived in Wisconsin. My favorite native fish is the Iowa Darter. Gorgeous and intelligent.

[@Fishtory]

That's very cool!

[@terrygorsch386]

It is awesome what we have in our own backyard 🤓🐠

[@fishrob]

so glad to see the full version of this! thanks for the re-release :D

[@Fishtory]

Yeah me too haha. Sorry about the first uploaded version

[@johnnyBOutlier]

I had an awesome darter and killifish tank for years. i still keep Southern Redbelly Dace with barbs

[@ashenwalls3558]

That's very cool! If I ever have the room for a bigger tank, I'd love to try and keep Alaskan Blackfish.

[@Fishtory]

Oh rad

[@pyleaquatics]

Native fish can be some of the most hardly fish to keep. It's very likely that your water will be perfect because that is what they are already living in it. I also think if more people collected their own aquarium fish, they would be more likely to want to conserve the waterways.

[@Fishtory]

Very good points!

[@jayblomquist3339]

I am really lliking your bids. You travel and are very sociable. This hobby is about people enjoying sharing their passion for fish keeping/pets. I like the history lessons living next to a small river is the answer for a big fish room. I am working towards that goal here in MN. Cheers

[@Fishtory]

Glad you like them! Sounds peaceful out in MN too. Cheers thanks for tuning in

[@BeautyandtheBuds]

What fun!! The turquoise on that rainbow darter and the pattern on the johnny... 😍 My boyfriend and I have talked about collecting fish while scuba diving, but I never thought about doing a PNW natives tank. 🤔 I am surrounded by streams and ponds; time to research some local species!! 🤓

[@Fishtory]

I've made quite a few videos where I'm collecting in Seattlez and we have another half a dozen fish under four inches full grown. But the USA east kf the missiso River is where as there are 540+ different species, just In the Cahaba river system!

[@richardreynolds9896]

Very cool. Johnathan is a really nice guy.

[@Fishtory]

100% and very intelligent as well

[@SirSkipdogg]

Pretty sure the fish at 16:30 is a central stone roller. Super cool fish…

[@MrLeavemikealone]

I think my favorite northern creek fish is the red dace. The darters and sticklebacks are cool too!

[@Fishtory]

Great choices

[@BigStevesGlassBoxes]

That was a really cool video man! You know your stuff, that's for sure! The other dude sounded really knowledgeable as well. Well done.

[@Fishtory]

He is waayyyyy smarter than me...and more informed too lol

[@sethwotten4400]

love this one Alex!

[@Fishtory]

Thanks for letting me know. Glad to hear it also

[@gamertron91225]

bc i live in cali

[@kinglyzard]

I kept wild caught Sailfin Mollies and Flagfish when I lived in Florida. Also Dalmation morph Gambuzzis.

[@LostLeftyLimb]

Dude so cool. I used to catch those as a kid and it never occurred to me to keep ‘em in my tanks. I’m going to have to start a Lake Erie basin tank here soon.

[@Fishtory]

You should!

[@neosapienz7885]

I am about to build a mini-pond in my back yard (Old Irving) and want to create a native foundational ecosystem with some shiners, darters, and dace. Plan to have a few comets and shebunken for color and size, and maybe some type of cold-hardy shrimp. Have a lot to learn so will be reaching out to experts on how to intro native snails and micro-fauna. Plan on 5 ft deep (with some shelves for plants) and about 2 6’x6’ reservoirs. Not planning to go and get them from local streams, ponds for legal and quarantine reasons, so will need to figure out how to source them.

[@Fishtory]

Yeah legally speaking its hard. Jonahs aquarium online has some species... also wild fishkeeper / wild fish tanks by ryan kinney

[@Nanoscape30]

I love the sculpin... so are they a type of goby im guessing, very cool my gf loves rainbow shiners, and i love warmouth not just native to ohio but every time i catch one, their colorations are so crazy and different from each other and are a super cool looking fish...maybe one day ill do a biotope setup with small warmouth, and maybe a baby bowfin, time will tell 🙏 great content my friend!

[@Fishtory]

Thank you. Yes I love the sun fish hybrids too! So beautiful. Sculpin actually evolved inland away from Oceanic gobies, but they look really similar sometimes

[@Nanoscape30]

@@Fishtoryvery coo! I love anything that looks like a goby, ive kept both northern and southern purple spotted goudeon species in the past few years and they have graduated on to my friends 200g i give him all kinds of stuff, a male black ghost knife i gave him🔪 he told me now is now coming up on 20 in which is insane... the male bgk's face when they get older gets really eerily and creepy compared to the females, cute rounded off face... but i really like your native content my friend keep it coming!

[@peterpzazz2441]

That was an orange throat darter…

[@Fishtory]

Oh okay thanks. I dont know the area at all. Johnathan is the pro guiding me around south Minnesota and IL in this one. So thanks for the info correction if it was needed

[@tacobob891]

Iv been keeping Bluegill (Sunfish Family) for 2 years and they are wonderful fish to keep. They have some of the most personality I have seen in fish. However they can be territorial (mine are) and you should make sure to check your local laws and restrictions regarding keeping fish from private/public land.

[@Fishtory]

Very cool! I'll have to see your setup, sometime :)

[@tacobob891]

@@Fishtory will try to make a video soon. I'm working on a larger tank for them currently. My wife and I are going to make a yt Chanel, will let you know when we get something up.

[@tacobob891]

@@Fishtory we got our bluegill at 2-3 inches, 4 of them. It didn't take long for them to become very territorial. Unfortunatly we have to divide their tank and keep them separate because they will harrass/stress and possibly kill one another.

[@tacobob891]

@@Fishtory some people have been successful keeping them together, our group didn't work out that way. They are savage fish, they destroy anything that hits the water. Can't keep live plants with them anymore they destroy them. New tank gonna have a sump with refugium to help with water clarity/toxins.

[@TheFreedomFighter88]

Johnny Darters are in mid Colorado now. I literally caught the first known specimens last week and the wildlife officers were quite interested.

[@Fishtory]

Whoa! Wild! Must be some sort of a warm shift?

[@LINNEMIC]

Be careful Wisconsin requires permits to collect fish. Taking a live fish home with a fishing license isn't legal either. Contact WDNR before collecting fish or you risk considerable fines.

[@Fishtory]

100% we did not collect and bring home any fish from this trip. Just photographed

[@Smalltimetanks]

Fast question for yah ,when do I start feeding beta fry at day 4 ish ? Can I leave the father in after I start feeding? I seen most people say take him out at day 4 ! But dexter world video said day 10 take him out !

[@Fishtory]

So dexter doesn't have to feed because he has green water full of algae in the tropics...and probably Mosquitos that the dad would rather eat...indoors its a safe choice to remove the dad asap and get the babies some infusoria, or green water (there's videos on both). And then by day 10 or 14 depending on the type and temp etc... usually they'll start eating baby brine or vinegar eels etc

[@Smalltimetanks]

Thanks might be to late on the green water I started brine shrimp and mark shelly shrimp food he he hope they live ! Thanks for taking time out on me 👍🏻

[@sarajseiberthesavannahdarter]

Alex thanks for another great video, if I wanted to go collecting locally where would I get started? Tips for someone who has never gone collecting before? Do you have like a beginners guide I may have missed? 💜

[@Fishtory]

Oh I do not...but I'll make one ASAP! WHERE and WHEN you are located determine how to go about it. Where do you live and are you going in winter or waiting until spring?

[@sarajseiberthesavannahdarter]

@@Fishtory I live in Savannah Georgia I'm wanting to go in the spring, I'll have my fishing license by then and it gives me time to figure out what I need and how to go about doing it. I have the Ogeechee river that runs behind my house about a mile back in the woods and I have access to a boat ramp down the road from me. That's where I want to start eventually I'll go to the other side of the county and look in the Savannah River specifically for Savannah Darters.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

I would like to set up the aquarium (first in decades) I’m currently planning with native fish but am severely disabled…are there folks who breed and sell them?

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Tiny ones…minnow size. For a 15 gallon planted.

[@Fishtory]

Jonahsaquarium tell him Alex sent you *his list of current natives is always changing*

[@mauricematla8379]

Why ? Over here in the Netherlands we don't have many native fish that are suitable for you average home tank. Most get to large do not have pretty colours are illegal to keep etc etc.

[@Fishtory]

Yeah the law is obviously an issue some places. Tench and stickelbacks .... introduced sunfish.... theyre all really cool in an aquarium though. Same with any top minnows

[@mauricematla8379]

@@Fishtory Over here there the temp is a thing as well Dutch native fish should for a good bit of the year kept very cool. And many homes get too hot in summer..... Yes it can be done OC but most people don't bother.

[@cocoaquatic]

Hi, sent you an email can you see it?

[@Hellbillyhok]

This is a great video, i love the idea of setting up a wild fish aquarium, ive seen wee minnow type fish in the ponds and lochs in my area of Scotland, it would be cool to have a few in a tank, cheers from Fife 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Fishtory]

Ahh that would be brilliant! I know the UK is a bit limited in species diversity, but if you set up a 200L + you could keep some pretty interesting locals :) Cheers, mate!

[@ST62382]

I’ve always lived in close proximity to the Fox River. Where along the River were you?

[@Fishtory]

Elgin area

[@ST62382]

@@Fishtory I live about half hour from Elgin

[@jaderainhans9095]

it not ez to get native fish where it cold bc their waters are far

[@Fishtory]

True

[@jasonwolfe9892]

I think keeping native fish is under appreciated. I use to go netting on a regular basis. Here in Western NY. I mainly netted and kept rainbow and green darters, mottled sculpins, River and creek chubs. Banded killifish,Pumpkin seed sunfish,bluegill, Commerson and northern sucker and brown bullheads.

[@Fishtory]

100% I agree!

[@TheLongjohntim]

When I was young I had a long eared sun fish, It's colors rivaled that of some salt water fish. It was gorgeous. Had a fight with my grandmother over it. She wanted to know how much I paid for it and I told her I caught it at our local stream She told me we don't have fish like that in our creeks. I never was able to convince her it was a common long ear sun fish.

[@abcaquaticbiotopecreations8915]

Love this type of content!!

[@Fishtory]

So glad you enjoy it! I hope to be doing a whole lot more, in the next year as well.

[@edkovskyibarrae4826]

Wish I could get some rainbow darters for my 45g! Beautiful fish!

[@Fishtory]

Me too haha

[@alancarter9471]

I've got some blue gill from here in Round Rock, TX and Austin.

[@Fishtory]

What color is dominate down there?

[@DebzAquaPetz]

Thank you Aex I really enjoy your out and about footage 🤗💖

[@Fishtory]

Thanks! I'm going back to florida (should I be spending money on that.. probably not lol, but I'm going to). It feels exciting and it's so full of life there

[@sandydimond3363]

Beautiful, makes me wonder what is in my beautiful little river

[@Fishtory]

You should grab a net and find out :)

[@sandydimond3363]

I have been thinking that very thing

[@chrishowell4775]

Thanks for reshareing nice to see these fish

[@Fishtory]

100% the weird glitch in the first video was a compression error, apparently. So I'm glad I had the original footage to re-render

[@discordiacreates6669]

It's nice to see this vid again without technical issues, bunch of super pretty fish, puctures really don't do most of them justice ^^ Two fish near the end you were wondering about, the nice olive one and those smaller ones you had a small group of, I could definitely be wrong but those look like minnows imo. Please do tell if you figure it out though because they look like a young crappie minnow and some wild type rosy minnows, first is a common baitfish here where I am in Texas and latter is a common live feeder if they are them, so already available comercial bred if you know where to look, but crappie minnows are around 4in max so bigger tank schoolers. Super cute though, all of these guys, and most of the ones you saw are pretty energetic species, which is always fun to see them when they're relaxed and just vibing or messing around lol

[@Fishtory]

Right on. I appreciate the info!

[@discordiacreates6669]

@@Fishtory of course ^^

[@Fishtory]

@@discordiacreates6669 it's also always nice to see you around these parts :)

[@discordiacreates6669]

@@Fishtory thanks, and it's always nice to hear from you