I went collecting today in order to re-stock my 55g today. I decided not to make the 45 minute drive to the nearest decent Ozark stream and stayed in town. I found an access point to Hinkson Creek on Missouri's conservation department website and decided to give it a try. I've collected in a different area of Hinkson Creek when I took ichthyology and we caught loads of rainbow darters and even one brook silverside (a really neat little fish). My roomates were all busy so using a seine was out of the question unfortunately, but I had decent success with my throw net and even better success with my dip net. I ended up keeping maybe 8 blackspotted killifish, two blackbanded killifish, and maybe ten mosquitofish. My longear sunfish quickly gobbled up three when I first introduced them to the tank, but I think some of the killifish may be large enough to avoid getting eaten. The new fish look great in the tank especially since I just bought a new two bulb T5 light fixture. I'm planning on collecting some more withing the next couple weeks and I'll be sure to post some pics. I'm hoping to get some darters, bigger killifish, and longears when I make the drive down to the river.
I Went Collecting Today
- Thread starter Bridger
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I went fishing again today and got even more new inhabitants for my tank. I ended up getting another 7 longear sunfish (I already had 1), about 10 darters, 2 minnows, 5 crawdads, and a couple mosquito fish. I haven't identified the darters, minnows, or crayfish yet. I tried to get some decent pics of the tank, but I'm going to have to wait until I can use my girlfriends nice camera to get some good shots.
Here's a couple crappy pics.
And my biggest longear
My tank has about 30-40 fish now and is really starting to look good. I have a feeling the mosquito fish won't last long with my hungry longears though.
This is my best approximation of an Ozark stream and all the rocks and gravel were collected locally from the same streams the fish came from.
Here's a couple crappy pics.
And my biggest longear
My tank has about 30-40 fish now and is really starting to look good. I have a feeling the mosquito fish won't last long with my hungry longears though.
This is my best approximation of an Ozark stream and all the rocks and gravel were collected locally from the same streams the fish came from.
My largest longear has eaten all of the killifish as well as the mosquitofish. So far the darters and two minnows are safe. I'm not bummed out though since they were free and easy to catch, but I may move my longear to my 30g so that I don't have to worry about him eating any of the fish I plan on collecting tomorrow. Also, I just finished my DIY sump overflow today and everything looks great! Pics when I get the new fish settled in.