I was wondering if someone could help me. I'm looking to collect some southern redbelly and redsided dace. Where would be the closet place to get these? I live in NW Putnam county near the Paulding,Putnam,Defiance county lines. Thanks

I was wondering if someone could help me. I'm looking to collect some southern redbelly and redsided dace. Where would be the closet place to get these? I live in NW Putnam county near the Paulding,Putnam,Defiance county lines. Thanks

I would suggest Mac-o-chee creek in Logan county. It is in the upper Mad river drainage. Be aware that there are western tonguetied minnows in this creek. http://www.dnr.state...52/Default.aspx I have had a bit of trouble transporting and acclimating the elongatus from this stream. So be sure to salt your bucket, and make sure that your tank water is high quality, and cool. Mac-o-chee is a very cool stream, with lots of groundwater in-flow, and these fish are used to high quality water.
Brian Zimmerman, or Todd Crail might know of a closer population (to you) of SRBD. But if not you should be able to find both species in the upper Mad river tribs. Also of interest in these streams are Mottled Sculpin, American Brook Lamprey, Brook Stickleback, and Blacknose Dace. Good luck!

Edited by Skipjack, 05 June 2010 - 11:22 AM.

Thanks Skipjack, do you think I would be able to keep a Molted sculpin with SRBD or RBD. Also was talking with a guy today and he said that he found some in a tributary of the St. Joseph River in Williams county. Does anyone know if this true.

Yes, you could keep them together up to a point. Sculpin require even cooler water than RSD, so keep that in mind. Sculpin are also a predator, and as they grow larger they can easily eat the dace. So if you choose to keep sculpin, be prepared to cull them out as they get larger. So either euthanize them, or trade them off to another fish keeper. Overall, I would say not to keep sculpin with any fish that you want to keep. They are widely distributed throughout the state, and I would not doubt that they occur in the drainage that you listed. Look for cool clear streams.