Topminnow found in flooded basement
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Guest_NVCichlids_*
, Jun 25 2008 06:24 PM
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#3 Guest_NVCichlids_*
Posted 25 June 2008 - 06:37 PM
i know, i was really suprised when he told me about a small fish swimming around. I just know it is a topminnow and in the river that flooded there are thousands of more, but I cannot go collect due to VHS and laws, so I need to find the name so I can order(?) a few friends for him. He is currently hanging out with my golden topminnow female and my 3 rubrifrons. They make a neat little school.
#7 Guest_NVCichlids_*
Posted 25 June 2008 - 09:58 PM
there are a few spots on its dorsal region, but not to the extent that I saw on Fishyz fish that looks similar to this. I want to agree with you fundulus, I googled/yahoo imaged the name and they look more like him than the other species does.
#10 Guest_mander_*
Posted 26 June 2008 - 05:44 AM
Good Lord! Normally we worry about any potential for floods to release basement fish into the surrounds, not the reverse!
I found someone willing to take me collecting here in Oregon, and someone else who investigated the laws.
I can COLLECT non-game native fish, no problemo. Transporting them, and putting them in my man made pond is quiet another story. The pond in question sits above ground level, 500 feet above sea level. It is a quarter of a mile from the nearest "stream" bed that rarely if ever has more than a skimming of water in it. It is about 200 yards from the nearest storm drainage. If a native fish escapes from my "pond" into it's native habitat, I'd say "Hurrah" for it! The day we get that kind of flooding, we'll have bigger concerns!
Yes, it is a cool find! Condolences to your co-workers basement.
#13
Posted 27 June 2008 - 08:02 AM
Several folks that I consider fish identification gurus (and Bruce is one) taught me the most important rule of fish identificaiton in the field... Know where you are standing (state, watershed, etc)!
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