2 qustions in one post!

[Demon_fish]

ok iv got two qestions.

I was out at a creek netting small fish with my friend
and we found some fish they were light blue on the body weithe red fins. 2 were about 1.5 inches. the other was an inch. they look similar to carp. What are they. I would post pics but the fish didnt make it home .

Do logperch look similar to an adult when they are about half an inch as far as color. Do the sit on the bottom most of the time?

thanks,
Demon Fish

 

[Demon_fish]

I know the answer the second question. If i would have read sandtigers profiles more closely i would have known the answer before i posted it. Keep the profiles coming!

 

[dredcon]

Where are you located? If you catch some more take some pics and post em.

 

[teleost]

Many fish fit your general description (blue body and red fins).
A common one near me (redfin shiner Lythrurus umbratilis).

Since many fish fit your general description can you tell us if it's Lythrurus or a Cyprinella?

This is a redfin shiner

 

[teleost]

This is a bad pic of a red shiner
Cyprinela lutrensis



Edit: location will be important in identification without a picture. Where did you find these fish?

 

[Demon_fish]

I meant to tell you i caught them in central illinois. it looked a lot like the first pic but with redder fins.

 

[teleost]

The first pic (redfin shiner) came from northern Illinois recently. I would feel pretty confident you found the same fish. Your colors could be more dramatic since you live a little further south. Fish In my area should be in full color right now.

Your darter may have been a slederhead or a logperch. Both have verticle body markings. Logperch have a "pig" nose which can make ID easy at a glance.

 

[Demon_fish]

Thanks. I will try to catch some more redfin shiners and keep them alive. I also will try to get more darters because mine died. One was eaten by a crawdad that died right after he ate it and then my top minnows ate the crawdad.

 

[teleost]

You have topminnows large enough to eat a crawdad? I don't understand your previous post.

 

[nativelover]

You have topminnows large enough to eat a crawdad? I don't understand your previous post.

i think he means its a smal crawdad, maybe it multed and the minners picked at it till it died or it died and the minners picked it apart....happens to me all the time. (well..used 2)