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South Central KY 4-15-12

Started by Guest_jblaylock_* , Apr 15 2012 07:37 PM

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#21 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 17 April 2012 - 02:45 PM

Wow, that Eastrim is lit up like a Christmas tree! Great pictures! I need to get out and net just to check out the colors even though there is no vacancy sign on my aquariums.

That's basically what I did. I had very little room in my tank for newbies. I just replaced a couple I'd lost.

Check out these guys...
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That's forum members: gdthom2 & AndyFrink

Edited by jblaylock, 17 April 2012 - 02:45 PM.

#22 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 17 April 2012 - 08:16 PM

A couple corrections to the species list

All Rosyface Shiners are Highland Shiners
After speaking with M. Thomas from KDFWR, I'll go with Headwater Darter instead of Orangethroat Darter
Also, add Bluegill to the Buck Creek list

#23 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 18 April 2012 - 03:53 PM

Are those what are referred to as the thoroughbred darter?

Speaking of the Thoroughbred Darter, gdthom2 and I went to a spot where we have caught those in the past today. First, the creek looked like it was in late summer stages, and not the spring. The creek bottom was barely visible for all the algae. In one short section we saw plenty Othroats and Misquito Fish. The algae was so dense the darters were sitting on them.

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Orangethroat sitting in the creek:
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Orangethroat Darter = Thoroughbred Darter
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I have seen better colors on these fish in past years, I suppose I should have went in March, since we had such an early spring. That creek was warm and very low flow, more like August than April.

#24 Guest_natureman187_*

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Posted 19 April 2012 - 08:43 AM

Gorgeous display of fish and wonderful trip report, Josh. Those E. spectabile variants are stunning! Looks like you sold yourself to the devil with that lineup of color and good luck O:)

Keep em coming!

#25 Guest_TomNear_*

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Posted 24 April 2012 - 10:41 AM

Hello Josh,
Did you see Etheostoma virgatum, Stripped Darter, at your Buck Creek site? If so, can you PM me the locality? I am working with Matt Thomas (Kentucky DFWR) to describe the Buck Creek barcheek species as a new species. We have surveyed the historical localities several times and have only found them in a tributary of the lower Buck Creek system. So any observations would be most valuable to our efforts.

Great pictures!

#26 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 24 April 2012 - 02:56 PM

Tom,

I have sampled mulitple sites up and down Buck Creek and I have never found the Striped Darter. In all honesty, I usually work the fast riffles and not other locations that much. I have found the Striped Darter in the Rockcastle River. I usually find them in slower moving water, gravel pools, and backwater areas, this isn't the habitat I usually sample in Buck Creek. Do you have any photos/info on the barcheek species in Buck Creek? I'm usually in Buck Creek 2-5 times a year, and would be happy to focus on the habitats they are usually in. Etheostoma virgatum is my favorite darter!

I have seen the Teardrop Darter in the upper Green River, but that isn't much help..

#27 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 08:23 PM

A couple follow up photos, breeding Scarlet Shiners. These were found in Fishing Creek with the breeding TN Shiners. This is my second favorite shiner, only if they looked like this all the time.

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#28 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 08:27 PM

Well fed on live food, and I have had them stay colored up.

#29 Guest_Kanus_*

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 10:37 PM

Those are incredibly beautiful. L. ardens is nice, but WOW

#30 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 23 May 2012 - 12:54 PM

Well fed on live food, and I have had them stay colored up.

Interesting...my experience is the exact opposite. I have 3 Scarlet Shiners that I've had for roughly 2-3 years. After a short time in the aquarium 6months-1year, they lost almost all color. Their main color is basically white, and have darker vertical stripes. It's like a white-out effect. Also the Rosefin Shiner I have from last year's convention is starting to do the same thing, but not to the extent the Scarlet's I have are.