Fish in backyard creek -ID ?(many pics)

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I think my fish were spoiled on roseys and goldfish before I got them.:)
Now if they don't see gold they take their time about eating,... if at all !

I noticed these fish die quickly in my tanks ?:eek:
I guess the temp change.
Tested water really close to tap.
To hard to catch too.
OH.....they all seem to carry ick !:(
 
Chubs generally need highly oxygenated water and will die pretty quick in a heated tank without much current.

If you're catching them directly out of the creek with white spots, I'm not sure if that's ich or not, but I have noticed it on sunfish and minnows that live in areas with a very high fish population or poor water.
 
here are some poor pics,sorry.

Looks like bottom feeder but its mouth is not a sucker ?
I have in bucket w/air.
will get those pics tomorrow.

I looked closely at crawdads and noticed some have blue backs.
I wonder is same kind or different ?

well,..... enjoy pics & thank my son....
he walked blisters on his 10 yr old feet today. ;) :headbang2

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It's a sculpin. Can't tell what kind, it's most likely a mottled (Cottus bairdi).

I used to have a banded sculpin (similar species) before he got eaten either by my bullhead or bass.

Here he is (click for bigger)



They are most definately not a bottom feeder (such as a carp or something like that), but are an ambush hunter. They have very large mouths and they'll wait for a fish or other critter to come near and then suck it in and swallow it whole. IME they can eat fish that are 2/3 their size.
Mine ate 3 baby BN plecos. Didn't think anything really liked eating plecos until then :screwy:
 
unforunately, here in MA, we're lucky just to find a darter... We don't have sculpins here. Chubs and suckers are rare too.

It looks like you have 2 species of crawdads there.
 
ShadowBassIt's a sculpin. Can't tell what kind, it's most likely a mottled (Cottus bairdi).
I used to have a banded sculpin (similar species) before he got eaten either by my bullhead or bass.
They are most definately not a bottom feeder (such as a carp or something like that), but are an ambush hunter. They have very large mouths and they'll wait for a fish or other critter to come near and then suck it in and swallow it whole. IME they can eat fish that are 2/3 their size.
Mine ate 3 baby BN plecos. Didn't think anything really liked eating plecos until then :screwy:
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Thanks......Ate plecos ,thats wild and sounds painful :ROFL:

meepsterunforunately, here in MA, we're lucky just to find a darter... We don't have sculpins here. Chubs and suckers are rare too.

It looks like you have 2 species of crawdads there.
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Water tooooo cold !
Our creek is freezing cold all year long.

I wondered about crawdads,Thanks
 
yup. its bait.

i use a cast net (just drop it over the entire hole:D or a minnow trap or crawdad trap from wally world. stuff some raw chicken and bread in there. it only takes about an hour for them to fill it up.
 
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