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castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	Could someone ID this for me? http://themary.org/aquaria/DSCN1587.JPG thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	looks like a flying fox to me. here is a decent pic of one of mine: [/font] "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	I really don't think it is a flying fox. This is a native fish and I think a schooler. Thanks though.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
Piscesgirl Mega Fish Posts: 1305 Kudos: 892 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Mar-2003	Does it have a black nose? It could be a Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys atratulus); if not, it seems like at least some form of Dace or Shiner.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	It doesn't appear to be a blacknose dace from the pictures I was able to find. I will try to get more photos to help. http://themary.org/aquaria/DSCN1600.JPG http://themary.org/aquaria/DSCN1602.JPG Last edited by castlequest at 31-Jul-2005 21:18
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Some species of shiner; it is quite difficult to distinguish amongst species and a locality will have to be given for full ID.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	from the new pics they look like penguin tetras, but not quite "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	No adipose fin.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	They were found in Morgantown, WV, USA.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	That's awfully south to find striped shiners. If I HAD to venture a guess, I'd say notropis heterodon. EDIT: I didn't see the other two images. The larger fish is without a doubt the emerald shiner notropis atherinoides. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 01-Aug-2005 15:41
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
castlequest Fish Addict Posts: 661 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Feb-2003	So, you don't think the smaller ones are the same species? They look about the same coloration out of water and without camera flashes. thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	its a flying fox i guess
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Check if the dorsal fin has a black spot or smudge at it's base. If there is, then the smaller fishes are young creek chub. Furthermore, I do not believe the two fish are the smae species. The head shape, at least from this angle, seems to be markedly different. Oh, and btw, they are NOT flying foxes or CAEs. This is an american cyprinid.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	They look very similar to my Fathead Minnows (well the smaller ones in the pictures do anyway). I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:24


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