Darter ID?

[Wiggles92]

O, ok. Even if there is a bit of a current? My smallmouth bass, walleye, and catfish came from a river, and they are doing fine; the bass even spawn.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

if the water is cold enough, maybe you will luck out

 

[Noto]

The smallmouth bass, walleye, and catfish make it even less likely the darters will survive.

 

[JIM]

they will thank you though for that tasty snack

 

[Wiggles92]

That's true lol. The minnows I have in there now have survived long enough to school and stuff, so maybe it'll survive. The water gets pretty cold as depth increases.

 

[Wiggles92]

I got another one today; it's about 1.5 in. I put it in with the other one.

 

[Wiggles92]

Are darters territorial? The I have always seem to be in opposite parts of the aquarium; one hides in the floating plants at the surface while the other occupies the bottom.

 

[drewish]

Fantail darters are pretty territorial. Not all darters are that way, but fantails are one species that I've experienced to be.

 

[Wiggles92]

Ok, so should I separate them? They both seem to be getting food as I have watched both of them eat on multiple occasions.

 

[drewish]

No need to. They don't do any real damage to each other. I have two in a 72g and they've been together for years.