When forest said “you’re not going down to pet co and picking up a 12ft Arapima” it gave me visions of a kid at a funfare, hooking a rubber duck and being handed a giant goldfish bag with a 12ft arapima in it

@crusadercollectibles6233

Жыл бұрын

“Here ya go, kid. Hope ur dad has a truck lol.”

@verdations531

Жыл бұрын

ok

@bradriccio3238

Жыл бұрын

Lol dragging it in a tarp to the truck

Ah yes the Florida Everglades. The Amazon 2, invasive species boogaloo

My guess is some rich person had their own personal fishing pond and decided they wanted to fish for Arapaima. Then a flood connected that pond to the rest of the ecosystem and from there it was off to the races.

The Arapima probably came from an illegal fish farm. I've caught exotic fish in the Withlacochee river in Central Florida, Placostamus (fish tank sucker fish). One was about 16 inches long. They were making a nest to spawn, and I seen them, and tossed a cast net and got'tem. They became garden fertilizer.

@skurdibbles7913

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the plecos are everywhere. They are decimating our bass populations by eating their eggs.

@skurdibbles7913

2 жыл бұрын

I steped on one in the middle of the night, twenty minutes after seeing a gator. I walked on water that night to get out.

@deekay1310

2 жыл бұрын

i feed all the invasive fish so that they get big and outbreed all the stupid native fish…. Native fishSUCK

@alienatedbean12

2 жыл бұрын

@@skurdibbles7913bro you are insane! I wanna say stupid but you don't seem like an ass so ima stick with insane, to go into any damn Florida water.. I wouldn't even go into a Florida pool let alone a damn lake, pond or damn river!!! I hate water anything I mean any fuckkng thing can be swimming by your ass, or get that ass to never be seen!!!

@ticket2space621

2 жыл бұрын

Plecos have been here quite a while. Probably not an illegal fish farm but more like someone buys a baby from the store for their fish tank, realizes they need a ton more room and don't really clean the glass at all so they release them into the wild. There's a ton of species of fish in our waters from that alongside fish or fish eggs escaping from legal fish farms. It's a huge thing down here, huge enough that one doesn't have to do it illegally.

I'm looking forward to seeing the first 15 foot wels catfish caught in Florida.

@baldieman64

2 жыл бұрын

Florida is way too warm to be optimal for wells catfish. They would however be happy in most of the rest of the continental US and would certainly "solve" your Asian carp problem. Unfortunately, they would have a massive impact on native fish too - and sadly, they are already in the US pet trade, which makes their colonisation of the country almost inevitable at this point.

@warpoet6977

2 жыл бұрын

Igy bro imma start releasing them

@baldieman64

2 жыл бұрын

@@warpoet6977 They're better left in Europe. All you need do is get a flight and book a guided bait fishing package on Spain’s river Ebro, or do it yourself on the Loire... kzread.info/dash/bejne/kZqok7JvfrSdYcY.html

@JJ-fq4nl

2 жыл бұрын

That wels catfish would be lucky to make it to that size in the south 😆. It would be battered & fried at a cook out before you can blink 😆😆

@marshallferron

2 жыл бұрын

More likely a Mekong giant catfish

Knew immediately it was an arapaima. I saw a quick scuffle between 2 arapaima at the Shedd aquarium in Chicago years ago. The size of the scales floating through the water were huge. One of the coolest things I've ever seen.

Arapaima are common in the pet trade, just in small online communities and they're a little expensive, about $150 for a baby

@TheRhyswescott

2 жыл бұрын

id be surprised if their weren't hundreds released after some dummy had one out grow their 55 gallon

What if Jeremy Wade purposely put them in the Everglades because he’s mad at Forrest because Extinct or Alive beat River Monsters for the most views as a new show and he knew they were gonna talk about him on the podcast🤔

@malcolmcampbell8787

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody fw Jeremy wade

@blacksheep5183

3 жыл бұрын

How about Jeremy Wade as a guest instead. I know they will all be fanboying the whole episode including us.

@chloebreeze3493

3 жыл бұрын

@@blacksheep5183 The brosteners call upon the pod masters to have Jeremy Wade as a guest

@malcolmcampbell8787

3 жыл бұрын

@@blacksheep5183 I wanna see Jeremy wade roast tf out of everybody

@coolkid9967

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve wanted Jeremy Wade to go on a podcast for so long. Either JRE or This one would both be exceptional. They’re literally after the same thing.

It seems to me that there's a race to see who can release the most invasives in the southern US. Most large invasive predator fish are released simply because they get too large to house and feed, so into a river or lake they go. The thinking behind it (if you can call it thinking) is that's better to release them into the wild so they can live their best life.

@Heizenberg32

Жыл бұрын

Them, and their kids, and grandkids, so on

You should do a new show seeing how many different invasive species you can find and catch in the country and Florida!!

Actually alligator gar are native to Florida, that specific locality gets way smaller than the Texas and Louisiana. We also have spotted and Florida gar.

@deanfirnatine7814

2 жыл бұрын

Ya and that was no alligator gar he found in Lake Ontario.

So, let me this straight. Someone caught an invasive fish in the everglades?

Just to be clear, the Caloosahatchee River borders the northern edge of The Everglades but does not connect to the actual Everglades.

I would love to hear Forrest's take on the Pleistocene Park project happening over in Siberia.

@darksg1295

Жыл бұрын

He talked about it on Joe Rogan's podcast recently

The Calosahschie River is well north of the everglades. It runs from Lake Okeechobee to the gulf thru Ft. Myers, FL.

Forrest, florida has alligator gar naturally,

@snowfox94

3 жыл бұрын

Thats why it's not concidered invasive

@Dean89420

3 жыл бұрын

@@snowfox94 as far as I know gator gar are native to the whole gulf coast area from the south east of Louisiana to the keys.

@nihilsinedeo9472

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dean89420 God bless the US

@magiccarp3710

2 жыл бұрын

Alot of people don't know this but gar are also salt water fish

@jaealxndr

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah alligator gar are everywhere basically the Missouri & Misssisppi touch

The Everglades is a giant experiment the first of it's kind on Earth. A bunch of different animal species thrown into a huge environment together, and they all seem to thrive.

@dominicdangelo4801

Жыл бұрын

The pythons almost made marsh hares extinct. Mice. Deer. And alligators r being depleted

Interesting and educating channel. Love extinct or alive game. Im rly surprised that you guys have only 2k subscribers. Keep going boys!

@FL-Man78

2 жыл бұрын

They suck try fact checking anything they said minus finding an aropima in FL

How can you hike along the Caloosahatchee? Every part that isn’t developed is covered in a thick layer of mangroves (or at least the part closest to the Gulf)

Well, actually the Arapaima is a pretty good fish to eat. In Brazil you'll usually find it as Pirarucu and it might not the best tasting fish in the world, but it is nice. You'll find it in quite a bit of good restaurants here in São Paulo.

@azizuladnan2389

2 жыл бұрын

Pirarucu 🤓

@hr3178

2 жыл бұрын

@@azizuladnan2389 correct, Pirarucu of course. Thanks for highlighting the typo, will correct it in my post!

@guppy719

Жыл бұрын

Americans tend to be pickier.

@hr3178

Жыл бұрын

@@guppy719 yeah, many wouldn't eat karps, which can be really tasty when prepared the correct way. I was really surprised when I heard that.

Being from Louisiana and growing up with a giant lake and ship channel that goes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico in my backyard… I’ve seen plenty of MASSIVE alligator gar. When we would night fish off the dock, once the Gars started showing up, we had to stop fishing bc they scare all the fish away. We would see them every single night. Caught plenty of them, too and they’re built like a tank

@jasondraughon8825

Жыл бұрын

Oddly enough I’ve found a lot of big specks hanging out right next to big gar laid up in marsh drains during the winter.

@DevinMcSalty

Жыл бұрын

All true, but they’re not MASSIVE in comparison to arapaimas. Small arapaimas are full grown gar size

@KrikZ32

Жыл бұрын

@@DevinMcSalty they do get pretty close to arapaima size, the world record alligator gar was 8'5 327lbs, the biggest arapaima was 10 ft 440lbs.

shoutout to retep for actually giving a legitimately respectable answer for once..

brilliant podcast, very interesting everglades sounds like a battle royal of animals only criticism is the snowball mic is low quality so maybe getting a different mic in the future but other then that brilliant

3:30 If you caught a gar in L. Ontario, it's far more likely to be a long nose gar than an alligator gar. There are no confirmed catches of alligator gar that far north.

@FL-Man78

2 жыл бұрын

He’s probably talking about a muskee

@mopledger2314

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if any gar species are in the great lakes, certainly not any Alligator gar. People who are not knowledgeable call all gar species Alligator gars. It just this just sounds good. LOL And this post is a waste of time, with three guys whose main talents are hearing there own voices and can't make a sentence without the word "fucking". Lets go Brandon!

@tylergrove7700

2 жыл бұрын

@@mopledger2314 in Northern MN we have both long nose and short nose gar in the lakes and rivers.

@mopledger2314

2 жыл бұрын

@@tylergrove7700 Thanks for the update on what you have up there. However, as far as I know Alligator gars do not exist anywhere north of Southern Illinois, and that is probably a stretch. I have always thought that their range would be roughly that of Cottonmouths and Bald Cypress trees(wild).

@joshparris9675

2 жыл бұрын

@@mopledger2314 we have both gator gar and cottonmouth/ water moccasins here in Southern michigan 100%

My Mother once caught a three foot pike and put it in a tin washtub for the night, the next afternoon she took it down to a road camp a few miles from out house since we had no refridgeration and the thing was way too big for the four of us to eat in a hurry. It had been out of the water for around 24 hours, there had been no water in the washtub, the cook poured some water in to wet it down to scale it, and the pike started thrashing. I have no idea how long they can live out of water, but if they ever learn to walk we would have a real problem.

Nobody remembers the exotic pet stores that left the animal during the hurricane and the building got destroyed. I can't remember which hurricane it was but the news was complaining about it.

The one in the pic has scales about 1" the largest scales after 4" and it corresponds to the size of the fish. So you can imagine how big they can get

The pic of the three blokes with the fish is taken in Gillhams fishing lake in Thailand.

Is that those 3 guys cousins holding it? First time viewer... cool. Thanks

Forrest.Needs.To.Write.A.Book

This is bad🤦‍♂️ Everglades is pretty much a zoo now.

@austinbaccus

3 жыл бұрын

Florida is the zoo of the united states. It fits

@dominica2844

3 жыл бұрын

I mean it already was before all the invasive species. #floridaman

@cooliipie

2 жыл бұрын

As a Floridian. I LOVE IT ! it's so fun and cool

@pikkon899

2 жыл бұрын

It's been full of invasive species for a while. People who bought these animals on the black market released them into the everglades when they got too big or when they simply couldn't take care of them anymore. It's been happening for years and it's still happening now.

Jeremy Wade, Coyote Peterson, etc. Guest for TWTP next? This would be epic.

@corentin1708

3 жыл бұрын

fuck yea dude

I loved to go down to the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River when I lived in Fort Myers and stroll along the marinas.

haha "Is it Jeremy Wade?" I have the BIGGEST CRUSH on him :)

I've been in a few random petshops here in the UK that have small fish for sale by the name of Arapaima, I assume people get them as babies not knowing how big they grow? Then dispose of them recklessly?

Were on pace to have a trillion view video by 2023

Me, who lives 5 minutes from the Caloosahatchee River. "Ha, I'm in danger".

Someone in Florida putting them in their gated community ponds, golf course ponds or in a private pond/ lake and then a flood from a hurricane allows them to eventually move into rivers

I’m actually from Florida and have actually caught one in Florida and I know how it got there. People have been stealing these arapaima from a fish farm that farms them for meat and these people who steal them have been moving them all over the state so people can catch them all over again

went fishing in the glades years ago, hoping for some nice catfish , or red bass , instead 20 miles into the sawgrass , I caught a 25 lb black tip shark.....

Coloosahatchee runs from sanibel island where it’s brackish to lake okeechobee after passing through fresh water locks

I caught an alligator gar one time. Had to snag it then had to ask everyone around me what the hell it was. Never saw one before.

What episode number is this from?

I’m very proud of myself for guessing this on the third clue

Arapaima is one of the best fish I have ever eaten, and within my top ten eating fish, at least 5 is from the Amazon.

My guess is Arapaima fish from that Amazon. I got it before Forest, I'm amazed that I did that.🙂

Just an FYI the fish was found in a small city park in Cape Coral. Not the Everglades.

There are no alligator gar around lake Ontario. It was likely a long nosed gar. That's like question 3 on the bro-ology exam.

I downloaded in your stream

Arapima are actually pretty common in the fish trade you can buy one for like 150$

My son and his friends have been hammering the arapaiama in the river. Estimate 150lbs. Is their biggest. They love live bait, cichlids and tilapia

This picture was taken in Gillhams Fishing Resorts Krabi

The only mountain in Florida as big as your thumbnail picture might be a giant landfill.

I live in north Alabama and there is something similar to the arapima in the river here.

My favorite animal podcast!

They used to sell them in the pet trade in NJ. Along with oscars and redtail cats.

Does Forrest know Jeremy wade? He would be an amazing podcast host! And I got the fish right after the first clue(lucky guess) and only after the video ended saw that it was on the thumbnail. I felt stupid

@matthewwelsh294

Жыл бұрын

They should team up and find an extinct fish species

Lol I was screaming arapaima the whole time 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

As a Floridian, I know the invasives are destroying our ecosystem, but its almost a dream come true to be able to observe wild capybaras, veiled chameleons, or Burmese pythons within a few hours of my house.

@jer2689

Жыл бұрын

U guys got capys?

@spcneary

Жыл бұрын

@Jer yes, in north central FL on the Santa Fe river.

@jer2689

Жыл бұрын

@@spcneary siiick

maybe DeerMeatForDinner or BlueGabe will do a catch clean and cook episode for invasive arapaima! Would love to see it.

I can and was going to buy one of these for 150$ from a exotic fish shop in Florida, I live in PA. You'd be surprised at how fish survive and get around. I have a friend who has footage of himself catching a pacu out of the the Pennypack creek in Philadelphia PA. Those fish are from south America. Also it's not illegal to buy these fish in most states.

@gabrielmorales5064

Жыл бұрын

People are only buying these fish small btw unless they have a pond or giant tank already, they probably aren't buying those fish big. Most guys I meant usually get an exotic fish and make bigger tanks as the fish gets bigger

No Alligator gars in the great lakes guy. It was a short nose or long nose gar.

I know Florida has some “mountains” but are they near the Everglades?

The Arapaima was my first guess when I heard it wasn't a snake. My close second was a cayman from South America.

which one is this from?

Retep had a great guess with carp

You can buy babies for about the same price as some african cichlids so more than likely it was someone that didn't realize how big they grow and how fast they grow which is basically a massive majority of the aquarium trade but you can pick them up at a few places right in Florida such as Predatory Fins

@gershomtan5879

2 жыл бұрын

Don't think rod sells them mate. He just has a few for display.

@jeepfamoverland

2 жыл бұрын

@@gershomtan5879 last I knew he did sell them but that was a few years ago when we lived in Florida

@gershomtan5879

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeepfamoverland ahhh right guess things have changed now he's in the big Apple. Was he selling juveniles?

@jeepfamoverland

2 жыл бұрын

@@gershomtan5879 Only about the 3in size so super small

The Gar is already n Florida , it's been here for over 2 decades , there's also the rare Blue Gar ..

@FatKiki

2 жыл бұрын

Could you tell me more about this blue gar? Nothing pops up when I search for it.

It got there by some fishermen who didn't want to continually go to South America to catch, and release them.

The gators must be loving those. I am surprised the population can grow so much with all the gators, crocs

Previous aquarium pet industry guy. Unfortunately, baby arapaima are not impossible to get. I've seen dozens for sale during my career when I was doing sales calls. Fish gets too big for aquarium and rocket scientist decides dumping it in the Everglades is the best move.

You can buy arapyma in FL at predatory fish stores

That's definitely Florida in the background.

Alligator gar in Lake Ontario is pretty badass (except the invasive part) imagine one hunting huge musky and pike

@jasondraughon8825

Жыл бұрын

A.G.’s don’t feed on large fish.

As a Native Floridian, this is very troubling news. This fish could do a ton of damage!!!!!

The picture is NOT in Florida... maybe they reported finding one there, but definitely not this picture. There are NO elevations in the ENTIRE STATE that high.

Lake Ontario and Lake Erie have longnose gar and spotted gar but I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that there are no alligator gar living in the wild within 150 miles of Lake Ontario. Just fish stories

I’d be shocked if that guy actually found an alligator gar in Lake Ontario

@HondoTrailside

2 жыл бұрын

There are spotted gar for sure. There are even some folks who guide for them with flats boats. But they only grow to about 3 feet.

@Specogecko

Жыл бұрын

@@HondoTrailside yea probably a spotted gar

In fairness, an arapaima is basically a carp gator.

Nearly fell into water with an arapaima in 6th grade in Guyana

Dude we need to fix the Everglades

Aint no aligator gars in lake ontario. It was a common gar you found.

Would be awesome to see Jeremy Wade on the Podcast.

Hmm, so his guess was “the invasive alligator from 2 states over in Louisiana “ Louisiana is 3 states over and alligator gar are native to Florida. The picture they show of the 3 guys holding the Arapima must have been taken at the foothills of the Everglades Mountains. Also, did he say spessafiffity?

There is no way you caught a gator gar in lake Ontario. We do have long nosed gar here which get pretty large. An alligator gar would not survive in our cold waters

We have tons of naturally occurring alligator gar in the panhandle.

that thing lives in an area where it competes with the Florida crocodile

I've seen kids buy live fish from vending machines in Florida.

you can buy Arapaima at any non chain fish store. they are in every LFS in my area

Yea this doesn't surprise me. I was an avid fish hobbiest down in Florida and I knew alot of people were starting to get arapaima down here, and I knew for an absolute fact I saw one st the surface of one of the many canals in the area and called it in the the fwc. This was probably a year before the vid was posted

Oh no you'd be surprised on how common they are in the pet trade nowadays. I could order a 5in baby right now for around $100 off of several well know aquarium sites. Also the monster fish part of the aquarium community has some less than savory people in it who use them as a flex and who also have a younger audience. These are people like catchem all fishing, barbs buzzing, and Paul cuffaro (butchered his name) who all treat their animals poorly and live in Florida. They released plenty of large invasive fish into their local canals, and when you have a young impressionable fan base of course they will try to copy them. That's why we have kids releasing their red tail catfish and black pacu that they kept in a 55 gallon tank

How long has that thing been living in there, could have been lost from a pond or something already near that size, or maybe it was let go at a much smaller size.

the everglades are awesome. its missing some crazy spiders

Slow moving water is usually low oxygen.

24 hours? Damn

The Everglades is kind of like Highlander at this point. It's just full of super invasive animals that are almost impossible to get rid of. Now they're battling it out to see who comes out on top of the swamp trash state. There can be only one.

I was worried it was some mutant tigerfish

You can easily get them with a license sadly this happens all the time with the Everglades.

Shiny gyarados spotted... kinda neat.

I have seen a 6 inch one for sale in a pet store. One of these almost killed Jeremy Wade, jumped and hit him so hard in the chest it damaged his heart.