brook silverside breeding and territorial behavior
#1 Guest_centrarchid_*
Posted 22 July 2011 - 09:10 AM
#2 Guest_Casper_*
Posted 22 July 2011 - 12:08 PM
And in a rock quarry... somehow they were transported there and have became highly established, probably with the Red Shiners. A great forage fish for all those predator sunfish. There is a rock quarry north of Chattanooga that was stocked with Paddlefish. I have yet to visit it but understand it is used for scuba certification. Generally quarrys are stocked with typical gamefish but i would love to see a greater diversity of non-game within them. I snorkeled Cerulean quarry in Cerulean Kentucky and at least they had some topminnows cruising.
I think you got to see something very few people have!
The Brook Silverside breeding males in Tates Hell and near the Okeefenokee in South Georgia are red nosed and with a translucent apple green candy body. Spectacular visual.
Please get some photos to share.
#3 Guest_centrarchid_*
Posted 22 July 2011 - 12:58 PM
Water too murky to photograph fish from in water. I have a good camcorder that can be used to film behavior from above. Each male has a territory representing 6 to 10 lineal feet of shoreline and 3 to 6 feet from shore so more than one can be seen, possible per shot. Breeding season seems protracted as they have been going at for 3 months. Juveniles yet to be seen so I am assuming they are relatively deep and away from shoreline.
#4 Guest_centrarchid_*
Posted 23 July 2011 - 11:15 PM
Link to what I made first time round. Please ignore commentary by hillbilly.
#5 Guest_Casper_*
Posted 24 July 2011 - 10:18 AM
I watched all 9 minutes, good effort on your part and i appreciated the commentary from Hillbilly.
Really cant see much but pencil thin flashes of bright. Next time... zoom in and try a polarizer...?
Back in my 35mm days a polarizer was the solution for reflective surfaces like glass and water. Maybe you can get one cheap.
I would have liked to seen this myself. I still think it's cool you did.
#6
Posted 24 July 2011 - 12:00 PM
Hey...
I watched all 9 minutes, good effort on your part and i appreciated the commentary from Hillbilly.
I think several of us recognized that hillbillies voice... and yes, there are several polarizers out there for video cameras that might help... it also helped to watch it on full screen size on youtube directly...
#7 Guest_centrarchid_*
Posted 25 July 2011 - 08:39 AM
I think several of us recognized that hillbillies voice... and yes, there are several polarizers out there for video cameras that might help... it also helped to watch it on full screen size on youtube directly...
Not giving up. Will place a polarizer on lens next run. I can see fish clearly with eyes but not with camera thus far.
#8 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 31 July 2011 - 11:19 PM
I have seen the fancy silversides you mention in southern Georgia. Awesome!
Same here, they are really nice.
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