Boatless Fishing Forum, Reports, Info

I was walking some canals looking for peacock bass earlier today. I kept seeing a few splashes here and there. I thought it was a school of bait. Ran back to my car and threw the net when I saw a splash again. Pulled the net up with no bait but there was a huge clown fish in the net. What do they eat?

Pic or it didnt happen!

-swordfish

swordfish wrote:Pic or it didnt happen!

-swordfish

I guess it didn't happen than.

Anything can happen in S. Florida.... pic would substantiate, but to answer your question

Clownfish primarily feed on small zooplankton from the water column

There are several versions but the most common in Tanks you see look like this:

I guess I should have been more specific clown knife fish.

LMAO linh, they'll take shiners. Freelined or float no difference.

OH that changes things bud lol! Ill digress, never seen one!

-swordfish

migs24 wrote:LMAO linh, they'll take shiners. Freelined or float no difference.

great thanks. I'll give it a try.

They were pretty common in a few lakes up in West Palm to the point where I knew people that targeted them specifically. Shiners or small lures worked for them.

This was near lake ida. I tried with an x rap for a while but no luck.

The peacocks are pretty solid though.

Lake Ida is where they are considered established... for sure you can catch the Clown Knife fish in there... seen them caught on a small sizes silver Rattle Trap.