Name That Fish!

[SubMariner]

No offense Bob, but that fish looks like the kind you see in Fancy Chinese Restaurant swimming around in a large tank waiting to be eaten. :smashfreakB:

HA! Please don't be mad, ok. I was just kidding :spanka:

 

[Sonny Disposition]

No offense taken, Richard. That is a fish you would see in a fancy Chinese restaurant aquarium. It's also a cichlid.

Since it's hard to see, I'll give the answer here:

It's a Tilapia mariae, introduced to South Florida by state fisheries workers to control aquatic weeds. That was done a long time ago, and people have since questioned the decision. But now that they're in the environment, they're no getting them out.

It's also against the law to transport live Tilapia mariae in Florida. So if you come across any juveniles and want to bring them home, there's a fine for it.

No offense Bob, but that fish looks like the kind you see in Fancy Chinese Restaurant swimming around in a large tank waiting to be eaten. :smashfreakB:

HA! Please don't be mad, ok. I was just kidding :spanka:[/b]