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MadDog24

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While at my cousin's pond yesterday I decided to mess around at the waters edge. I caught these two little fish in a small net, but I have no clue what they are. I thought the long one was a pickerel, but it has two tall fins down it's back. I believe the pickerels have only one right? Just wondering if any could possibly help me because I want to try to keep them, but don't know how. Thanks in advance for all the help. I couldn't get a very good picture of the little one because he was really shy and would just hide away.

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arowanaryan said:
first swamp darter I've ever seen. Nevermind in a tank. Thats a special fish I'm interested to see what becomes of it.
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Darters are some of our least known and most beautifull natives, look up Orange throat, fantail and Rainbow darters, just 3 of the hundreds we have in the US.
 
I got 3 of them in a 20 gallon. I had 4 but one died recently. I see them mating but have never seen eggs or fry. I was reading the eggs would sink into the gravel and fry will emerge a few days later. Darters are really cool and some of my favorite natives. Sad thing is they have a very short life span, as little as just 1-2 years for some.
 
BTW both are pretty gentle fish so don't put them with anything large or aggressive. The darter is really active while the pygmy sunfish usually hides among vegetation. You are gonna have to start out with some live food; live blackworms, daphnia, scuds, and other tiny aquatic crustaceans. The darter will eventually take frozen blood worms and frozen brine shrimp. They may even take flakes. I have gotten pygmy sunfish to take frozen food as well but it takes awhile and is not guaranteed. Also they will eat small snails too like those common pond snails (bladder snails). Both species prefer swamp conditions; not too much water movement, lots of plants, wood, rocks etc.
 
Actually that is NOT pygmy sunfish. I'm 100% sure. Most likely one of these Lepomis species.
 
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