Minnows

My aquarium hobby has led me to start collecting minnows. I have been catching a bunch of Shiners in most creeks and rivers I go to so if you are tired of fishing shad imitations try fishing a Shiner imitation. The majority are between 2-4in. These fish are sometimes tough to transport and you can see the last fish didn't stay alive long.


Red Shiner

Blacktail Shiner

Still trying to ID this one.

And these 2 I see in Lakes.

Blackstripe Topminnow

Starhead Topminnow.

Cool thread! Thanks for sharing

very cool drew

they going in the big tank or a small tank just for minnows/shiners?

Awesome post Andrew. It's about time for another Aquarium post in the Bluegill Section!

Great post Andrew. Thought about getting an aquarium but would not have the time to care for it.

Brandon, they are in a 175 tank with small sunfish <4"

Will do Chuck

They aren't much trouble after the set up other than regular up keep.

Which creek & rivers are you finding these fish? I have never seen these around Dallas.

Don- I caught them in White Rock Creek. I'm sure they are in Rowlett also. I'm planning a trip to part of the Brazos soon.

I have also found them in the Colorado River by Austin Airport and in the San Gabriel River.

The bottom 2 pictures were from Daingerfield.

Inland Silverside (Ghostminnow)

Fathead Minnow

Logperch

very cool. the red shiner and the one you're trying to id win

Very intriguing thread. Thanks for sharing.

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I got a PM from Muzzlebrake for Redhorse in a couple creeks he knows about. I made it to the creeks and caught two Redhorse. Very cool fish. Thanks Muzzlebrake!

I catch tons of sunfish species but the Orangespotted are the most boss despite their small size.



IMG_0534 by Fitz, on Flickr

Dusky Darter

I believe this to be a Creole Darter

Awesome..thanks

Very cool. I go to a camp every summer on the Pedernales River. I have caught many Red Shiners on it. Very beautiful fish. I caught a shiner in a cast nest on Lewisville that was about 8 inches long.

I've caught some log perch either in Lewisville lake or Grapevine, I forget which.

Cool Pics of those minnows....

Nicely done Andrew!

Supercool! I used to working in the aquarium industry, and had the inclination to do what you are doing, but never did! Very glad to see this.

Mexican Tetra

I caught a logperch at cedar creek .

Northern Studfish. One of my favorites

Cool to know there are that many different ones.

Thanks. Good to keep in mind what the forage looks like.