Can anyone give me any info on redfin shiners. I am trying to catch some to take home but they are hard to find here.
Redfin Shiner
- Thread starter Demon_fish
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Since we both live in same state, why don't you tell me what creek or river you typically sample in? I can tell you if you should find them there or not. As you know these fish are a bit touchy with transportation and temp changes. Make sure to have a 5 gallon bucket handy with a battery powered air pump. And don't forget careful acclimation at home.
i caught them in the senachwine creek. It empties into the illinois river a little way downstream from where we caught them
I know they work great as feeders for peacock bass 
I just found a pond near me that has tons of them caught probably around 100 in a few throws of the cast net. For capturing them I would try cast netting or seigning but chum the water with bread first to bring the fish to the surface, it worked great at the pond I was fishing. They didn't seem that temperature sensative to me though they went into the 5 gallon bucket, to the house, and straight into the 240 which I"m sure is several degrees warmer then the lake they were caught in 30minutes before. Great looking native imo and would be really neat in a large school, Good Luck! ~Trent
I just found a pond near me that has tons of them caught probably around 100 in a few throws of the cast net. For capturing them I would try cast netting or seigning but chum the water with bread first to bring the fish to the surface, it worked great at the pond I was fishing. They didn't seem that temperature sensative to me though they went into the 5 gallon bucket, to the house, and straight into the 240 which I"m sure is several degrees warmer then the lake they were caught in 30minutes before. Great looking native imo and would be really neat in a large school, Good Luck! ~Trent- The redfin shiner is common throughout Illinois.
- They reach 3.5 inches in the wild.
- They are schooling fish.
- You will find them in : Headwaters, creeks, and small to medium rivers in varied ecological settings, from slow-flowing bayous to high-gradient upland streams. Basically a pool-dwelling species, often in turbid water.
You could probably house a school of 6-7 of them in a 29G.
- They reach 3.5 inches in the wild.
- They are schooling fish.
- You will find them in : Headwaters, creeks, and small to medium rivers in varied ecological settings, from slow-flowing bayous to high-gradient upland streams. Basically a pool-dwelling species, often in turbid water.
You could probably house a school of 6-7 of them in a 29G.
thank you. i finaly got a reply. i think ill try to keep a school of them with my sunfish when i get the tank.