Does anyone know what these are? They're about 3" and silver with a greenish tint above the lateral line. They also have a black dot on each side of their face.
ID these minnow looking fish.
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If it helps, I got them from the bait shop down the road. They were $2 for 3 dozen. Not a bad deal imo.
Golden shiners
Depending on the conditions, they might not have as defined of a lateral line bar and don't always exhibit the black spots on the nostrils. We sold these at the hatchery I worked at, so I've seen tens of thousands of them
Depending on the conditions, they might not have as defined of a lateral line bar and don't always exhibit the black spots on the nostrils. We sold these at the hatchery I worked at, so I've seen tens of thousands of them
andyjs;2353773; said:Golden shiners
Depending on the conditions, they might not have as defined of a lateral line bar and don't always exhibit the black spots on the nostrils. We sold these at the hatchery I worked at, so I've seen tens of thousands of them
Thanks, you're awesome.
Actually, after their quarantine and fattening up period, they'll be used as feeders. Just an occasional treat. Already raise guppies for feeders but these are a lot bigger.
yup i use them as well. Over here You can get a pound of small shiners for 14 bucks. Which is supposed to be 28-30 dozen. So at bulk you get them for 3-5 cents a peice. Beats the local lfs's feeder prices.
they are Shiners, but look at the black stripe on a few of them. Not sure of the species. and andyjs, Bala Sharks are not native and gdet about 4x bigger.
