Thread: Tasty freshwater fish?

Kind of tired of the usual sea fish dinners and would like to try some of the local freshwater species but unfortunately don't know which to try (the Balinese tend to favour fish with a million bones in it) so can anyone recommend good locally grown fresh-water fish?

Names please, local and western if you have them.

Oh and what do you think of the Gurami? Where I come from that's called Carp and only eaten by the Germans.

Many thanks, bon appetit and pass the vinegar please
Markit

Bones, bones and more bloody bones. I eat fresh tuna, sword fish and shark. Anything with a large central bone. Oh and Ikan maero because you can eat the bones.

That seems to be a problem with all Carp/Gurami and you either like it or not - those that do, swear by it. Bones are a problem.

I'm actually looking to stock the freshwater ponds on the property with something that will keep them clean and then can be eaten too. Maybe too much to ask but I do see the Balinese fishing in all the rivers and waterways. They seem to be quite happy with the small fry (literally) that they find there - I was hoping that given a little time the small fry might turn into large fry?

Carp is the answer and you can make money on them also.

Thanks all for the kind information.

Does anyone know the local names of the small perch that the locals fish out of the rivers? And, more important, if they grow larger given a chance?