Darter.
#1 Guest_flamingo_*
Posted 22 March 2007 - 05:58 PM
I have one atm, and another unidentified type that I couldn't get a pic of at the moment:
I'll try and get more pics later.
#2 Guest_daveneely_*
Posted 22 March 2007 - 07:19 PM
cheers,
Dave
#3 Guest_flamingo_*
Posted 22 March 2007 - 07:22 PM
I had those identified last year as rainbow darters. If you think otherwise, please let me know . That darter in the first pic doesn't look like the "rainbows" and I had others tell me it was a male iowa darter.
#4 Guest_flamingo_*
Posted 22 March 2007 - 07:31 PM
Your the third who has identified it as an Iowa, so i'll leave it at that. If I ever get a picture of the other, i'll post it up.
I need to seperate these little guys tomorrow..
#5 Guest_farmertodd_*
Posted 22 March 2007 - 07:32 PM
Todd
#6 Guest_flamingo_*
Posted 22 March 2007 - 07:45 PM
That first pic I had in my second post was thought to be a rainbow also.. it looks different then last years males so idk.
#7 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 22 March 2007 - 08:21 PM
The next photo is a Rainbow darter, slight chance of Orangethroat, but body pattern is wrong. Orange throat can vary greatly, but the anal fin is usually tell tale. solid blue in a male orangethroat, orange and blue in a male rainbow.
The body pattern in an orangethroat from the midwest seems to be very checkered with fairly strong horizontal emphasis. Rainbows lack this pattern, and show little pattern except for their vertical striping.
I hope this makes sense.
#8 Guest_flamingo_*
Posted 22 March 2007 - 10:07 PM
I hate identifying darters, so many species that look "similar" with just a few differences.
All I know is, 6 hours ago these were collected in a net, put into a bag, transferred into a bucket, and put in the tank, and they're already going crazy and wanting food.
I love how these little guys adjust so quickly. It's kind of creepy seeing so many of them at once though..
There are a few that are definitely pregnant, so I think they're going in a small seperate tank. Any links on how to raise fry> I had someone telling me about it, but didn't get a whole lot of info.
#9 Guest_smbass_*
Posted 22 March 2007 - 10:20 PM
#10 Guest_fundulus_*
Posted 23 March 2007 - 07:39 AM
Thanks . It makes sense.
I hate identifying darters, so many species that look "similar" with just a few differences.
All I know is, 6 hours ago these were collected in a net, put into a bag, transferred into a bucket, and put in the tank, and they're already going crazy and wanting food.
I love how these little guys adjust so quickly. It's kind of creepy seeing so many of them at once though..
There are a few that are definitely pregnant, so I think they're going in a small seperate tank. Any links on how to raise fry> I had someone telling me about it, but didn't get a whole lot of info.
You don't have to worry about pregnant darters, they're not livebearers. But you probably have females who are gravid with eggs and are ready to go if the right male is present. I've never seen an Iowa darter so I'll defer to others on this board who have.
#11 Guest_flamingo_*
Posted 23 March 2007 - 11:37 AM
I'm seperating the stock up today into seperate tanks, way too many fish one tank- and a few of them are being seperated, like the iowas. I hope to go down to another creek that's in walking distance from me, and hope to catch some fantails.
#12 Guest_BTDarters_*
Posted 27 March 2007 - 03:31 AM
BT, fellow Wisconsinite here. I can tell you fa-sure that the first photo is of a male Iowa Darter and that the fish in the other pics are Rainbow Darters. The main way to tell is that the male Iowa is a lot more slender than the Rainbow Darters. Also, the Iowa has "dashes" of color in the second dorsal and caudal fins. This is distinct from the male Rainbow Darters as the male Rainbows will have "streaks" of color in the second dorsal and caudal fins. Although the female Rainbow Darters have dashes of colors in the second dorsal and caudal, like the Iowa, the stockiness of the female Rainbows distinguishes them. Hope that's not too confusing !
#13 Guest_BTDarters_*
Posted 30 March 2007 - 04:41 AM
#14 Guest_flamingo_*
Posted 01 April 2007 - 01:23 PM
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