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Just Another MInnow ID

Started by Guest_TonsOfFun5_* , May 17 2010 06:19 PM

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#1 Guest_TonsOfFun5_*

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Posted 17 May 2010 - 06:19 PM

I havent had any luck figuring out what these minnows are. There are too many species that look too much alike.

These Minnows were found in Tolland County, CT in the Skungamaug River.

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Here is the same picture zoomed in.

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This Minnow was much harder to photo. It was found in Coventry Lake, also in Tolland County, CT.

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The same photo zoomed in.

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Another angle, blurry.

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And another angle, still blurry.

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Any ideas?!!!

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#2 Guest_Kanus_*

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Posted 17 May 2010 - 06:40 PM

I would say your top minnow is a Fallfish, Semotilus corporalis. The one from the lake is a Golden Shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas

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#3 Guest_bumpylemon_*

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Posted 17 May 2010 - 06:43 PM

my guess is a bridle shiner. but realize im still very new at "guessing" you live rather close to me. i still havent caught them in MA yet.

Edited by bumpylemon, 17 May 2010 - 06:44 PM.

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#4 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 17 May 2010 - 06:46 PM

Derek is right with the IDs, although the lake fish is blurry enough for a looser ID. As usual, seeing the fall fish I first thought creek chub.

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#5 Guest_bumpylemon_*

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Posted 17 May 2010 - 06:49 PM

damn i just wanna get one right! lol. i always get the sunfish ones right and the basses! well if i dont practice i wont get perfect.

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#6 Guest_Kanus_*

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Posted 17 May 2010 - 07:53 PM

True, we can't be 100% on a picture that blurry. Based on habitat though, as well as the sickle-shaped anal fin in the closeup, and the general positioning of the dorsal/anal fins, I'm 97.5% it's a golden shiner.

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#7 Guest_TonsOfFun5_*

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Posted 18 May 2010 - 05:12 PM

Thanks for the replies guys. I googled these fish and it seems they can get to be bigger than I would have thought. Any experiences with keeping them with sunfish and bass if they are relatively the same size? Do they prefer to school?

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#8 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 18 May 2010 - 05:23 PM

Both species are able to take care of themselves, especially the bigger ones. Fallfish are certainly a threat to any smaller fish in a tank. Kept with same-sized sunfish there shouldn't be a problem.