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Satinfin Shiners

Started by Guest_pmk00001_* , Mar 14 2008 11:16 AM

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#1 Guest_pmk00001_*

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Posted 14 March 2008 - 11:16 AM

A couple of Satinfin Shiner pics...they never stop moving! ](*,)

Edited by pmk00001, 14 March 2008 - 11:17 AM.

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#2 Guest_Kanus_*

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Posted 14 March 2008 - 07:27 PM

Quite difficult to photograph, nice job. They are a subtle but beautiful fish.

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#3 Guest_pmk00001_*

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Posted 14 March 2008 - 09:02 PM

Thanks! I agree, nice fish

They are fun to watch, never stop moving and they can turn amazingly fast.

I got one more picture, this one shows the spawning tubercles on the male.

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Edited by pmk00001, 14 March 2008 - 09:03 PM.

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#4 Guest_NateTessler13_*

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Posted 14 March 2008 - 10:12 PM

The Cyprinella genus is turning into one of my favorite types of aquarium fish to keep. They eat almost anything, are very active, easy to condition into breeding coloration, and are very hardy.

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#5 Guest_BTDarters_*

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 05:38 AM

Nice pics!

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#6 Michael Wolfe

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 09:33 PM

The Cyprinella genus is turning into one of my favorite types of aquarium fish to keep. They eat almost anything, are very active, easy to condition into breeding coloration, and are very hardy.

I don't want to hijack here, but I do have a related question... I like Cyprinella a lot too, but they seem to get rather agressive with smaller minnows... specifically, it seems that I cannot keep notropis minnows for long with Cyprinella... has anyone else had this experience, or am I seeing relationships that are not there?

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#7 Guest_teleost_*

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Posted 15 March 2008 - 09:40 PM

I don't want to hijack here, but I do have a related question... I like Cyprinella a lot too, but they seem to get rather agressive with smaller minnows... specifically, it seems that I cannot keep notropis minnows for long with Cyprinella... has anyone else had this experience, or am I seeing relationships that are not there?

I've also found my local spotfins (C. Spiloptera) to be too boisterous (even for the well being of timid sunfish). Always active and "nippy". Easy to feed and fun to watch but not right for all tanks in my opinion.

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#8 Guest_pmk00001_*

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Posted 16 March 2008 - 08:06 PM

I don't want to hijack here, but I do have a related question... I like Cyprinella a lot too, but they seem to get rather agressive with smaller minnows... specifically, it seems that I cannot keep notropis minnows for long with Cyprinella... has anyone else had this experience, or am I seeing relationships that are not there?

I agree to some extent, they are kind of aggresive, though thankfully not in a beat the other fish down in the tank kind of way. I've got a couple of swallowtail shiners (Notropis procne) which seem a little less happy than they were pre-Satinfin shiner, but they still seem to be doing OK.

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#9 Guest_pmk00001_*

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Posted 28 April 2008 - 07:35 PM

Got one to sit still for a minute....now if I could only get it to raise it's fins on demand :biggrin:

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#10 Guest_farmertodd_*

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Posted 28 April 2008 - 08:10 PM

Again, great stuff! They are hard to get in an aquarium. Cyprinella aren't so bad in a 2.5 gallon after you've harrassed them a bit

Next to impossible in full sized tanks tho.

How did I miss this thread the first time? I've been too danged busy. Stats exam is Wed, and then I GET MY LIFE BACK, maybe even <gasp> caught up!

Todd