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Just a rainbow darter

Started by Guest_Nightwing_* , Jan 17 2008 06:06 PM

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#1 Guest_Nightwing_*

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 06:06 PM

One of my males. Even though they are not in spawning color..they seem to be maintaining their color quite well. I really like the look of them from this drainage!

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#2 Guest_truf_*

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 07:02 PM

Nice!

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#3 Guest_arnoldi_*

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 07:52 PM

Better looking than mine...

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#4 Guest_natureman187_*

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 08:20 PM

Wow, beautiful fish, nice shot.

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#5 Guest_viridari_*

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 08:22 PM

That is absolutely gorgeous!

Have you considered submitting it for publication in American Currents?

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#6 Guest_Elassoman_*

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 08:36 PM

Wow. Beautiful fish!

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#7 Guest_Newt_*

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 09:51 PM

That's a stunning fish! And it was thoughtful of him to pose on those complementarily-colored rocks. :tongue:

You said "from this drainage"- which drainage do you mean? Just curious.

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#8 Guest_tglassburner_*

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 10:04 PM

That's a stunning fish! And it was thoughtful of him to pose on those complementarily-colored rocks.

You said "from this drainage"- which drainage do you mean? Just curious.

drainage - watershed - they are interchangeable mostly.

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#9 Guest_Newt_*

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 10:50 PM

drainage - watershed - they are interchangeable mostly.

I know, I meant which drainage did he get the fish from.

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#10 Guest_tglassburner_*

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 10:54 PM

I know, I meant which drainage did he get the fish from.

My bad I misread that. I have a killer headache, I should go to bed.

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#11 Guest_smbass_*

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Posted 18 January 2008 - 12:18 AM

Rainbows from the great lakes drainage in general do seem to have more color than ones from further south.

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#12 Guest_Nightwing_*

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Posted 18 January 2008 - 12:34 AM

Thanks guys!
Newt, the fish came from a small nameless creek that's part of the Kalamazoo River watershed. It's pretty much isolated though, as the riffle/pool habitat is upstream from a large marsh/swamp complex that the creek empties into...so I"d guess these guys have been isolated for quite some time.
I have 4 males from this stream(I won't take any more, unless it's to replace lost fish), this one is pretty representative of what they look like when they are fully relaxed and colored up.

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#13 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 18 January 2008 - 07:31 PM

Yup, more colorful than the ones we get in MS, even in the Spring.

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#14 Guest_sumthinsfishy_*

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Posted 19 January 2008 - 11:55 AM

That is way better than my rainbow, even though it's probably three times the size of mine. My rainbow is getting that orange on it's throat and it's fins.