Fish ID?

[mondofish]

Found dead on the bank at Round Valley. It was about 14" long.

[Fluken-Around]

Crazy as this is to say it looks like a tilapia? Way to round and colors do not match up with those little red eye rock bass. Maybe a pet that was let go and died due to the water cooling down! Just my thoughts!!

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by Fluken-Around

Crazy as this is to say it looks like a tilapia? Way to round and colors do not match up with those little red eye rock bass. Maybe a pet that was let go and died due to the water cooling down! Just my thoughts!!

looks like the eye is missing to me. more confusing, how did your reply show up before my suggestion of rock bass? something funky with the timestamps is going on...

[bunker dunker]

oscar,someone let it go there and the water got to cold

[mikeb]

that looks like the oscar in my tank

[dboyd101]

looks grouchy...

[acabtp]

rock bass

[Super]

Defiantely an Oscar. 100%

[njfish4life]

my opinion- definitely not a rock bass.. body shape, fins and mouth are way off

i would vote an oscar from a local pet shop... dumb people not knowing what to do with their pets once they get too big for the tank.. would expect to see some more orange color on the belly for a common oscar though.. could have been there for a while though

[Wilson]

Good thing it died otherwise we would end up like Florida...over run with them