new natives

[iLIVE4ThIs0309]

hello everyone..the other day my friend (Chad55) and I were hangin out when we figured we should go try and catch some fish...so we headed to a pond w/ a couple nets and a minnow trap...we caught a lot of minnows and about 5 or 6 fish that are about 1''...have no idea what they are...they almost look like baby yellow perch w/ the stripes..but have no color yet..ill post pics as soon as im at my moms (where the tank is at)..thanks

-eric

[guppy]

Looking forward to them.

[Chad55]

Ill post some pics later tonight.

Chad

[Chad55]

Mine have darkened up a bit though and one of them has no stripes at all. The other has alot of dark stripes and he is looking like my other baby blue gill. Not sure on the other one though he looks a little different.

Chad

[fishyz]

You have to get those pics.

[Bassman89]

cant wait to see the pics

[fishyz]

Ya

[MV2006]

yeah , lets see those fish .I think collecting native fish will be a new hobby of mine .

[Chad55]

Ok here are the pictures of mine. And I have some other pictures I thought I would share. The first one is the one with no stripes and the second one is the one with lots of stripes and a deep body. I think I'm leaning towards bluegill.

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/9275/dscn25890gu.jpg

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/1418/dscn25916dg.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/2623/dscn25773cb.jpg

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/9766/dscn258817cm.jpg

Yea I know I gotta lot of algea but it is right next to two windows and I don't know any coldwater fish that is gunna eat that much algea.

Chad

[Chad55]

Collecting is a very fun new hobby of mine also. It is really cool to find all the new creeks and stuff around your house too.

Chad

[ewurm]

Definitely a bluegill. Nice fish, I have a similar Bluegill.

[Chad55]

Thanks man. I can't wait until they grow up. I think I am going to make a pond outside especially for them and their little goldfish buddy here soon.

Chad

[guppy]

They look like bluegill to me as well.

[ewurm]

You need a magnetic algae scraper in the worst way.

[Chad55]

I have one:redface:. As you can see though it doesn't see much action. Hahaha

Chad

[sandtiger]

You need a magnetic algae scraper in the worst way.

:ROFL: You can see it right on the tank in the picture.

Good luck collecting chad, it is a great hobby, I think I like it more than fishing. I keep going places to fish and end up collecting instead.:)

[ewurm]

:ROFL: You can see it right on the tank in the picture.

Good luck collecting chad, it is a great hobby, I think I like it more than fishing. I keep going places to fish and end up collecting instead.:)

Oh yeah, I guess I need to be more perceptive. Hit that thing up! It doesn't take that long!

[fishyz]

I'm sure little kids yould love using the algea-scraper so if you have some or can borrow them from a neighbor or family member I sure thay will help. Also, ewurm's a numbnuts.

[Bassman89]

i hate algae...once you clean it off it grows right back...damn that stuff...but yea theyre defineltly bluegill

[fisher12889]

i hate algae...once you clean it off it grows right back...damn that stuff...but yea theyre defineltly bluegill
Especially when it grows on rocks and other tank decor!

[freeskierrocket]

nice fish bro , but the algae has got to be from the tank being inches from a window!!!!!!!! move it and that shoud help the prob...........:)

[fishyz]

I forgot to say this those are bluegill you can tell py how the fins look.

[Chad55]

What is destinctive about the fins? I wanna find out all this stuff so I know what I am looking at when I go collecting and what not.

Chad

[noreaster]

I like that algea I think it looks good.

My African tank has sun shining through the side for almost one year now and guess what ? no algea ?

I even tried to grow some on the windowsill with water in a bottle still no damn algea .

What gives ?

[Chad55]

I actually liked the when the whole back was completly algea covered until my sister decided to clean some of it off now it just looks dirty. I kinda like the algea look too as long as it isnt growing on everything.

Chad

[fishyz]

What is destinctive about the fins? I wanna find out all this stuff so I know what I am looking at when I go collecting and what not.

Chad
If you look at the fins (mainly the dorsal fin) of most of fish from the family Centrarchidae they have that same dorsal fin.

[fishyz]

What is destinctive about the fins? I wanna find out all this stuff so I know what I am looking at when I go collecting and what not.

Chad
If you look at the fins (mainly the dorsal fin) of most of fish from the family Centrarchidae they have that same dorsal fin.

[fishyz]

Dang two posts. Sorry.

[fishyz]

I forgot to ask if they have the ear-flaps. If they do have them I'm positive it's a bluegill because they're from the Genus Lepomis and all of those fish have ear-flaps.