ive finally started a native fish tank!
we (my parents) aquired a 20acre property on the buffalo river (middle tennessee), and i soon got the idea to catch some minnows.
on my first trip down, i just caught a couple sculpin and a couple darters to see how the fish would adapt to captivity, and much too my surprise they thrived (except the larger darter ate the smaller one). on the next trip i became more ambitious and caught 5 small minnows, a tadpole, and some other type of fish that acts sortuf like a cory. I also found a 1inch long yellow bullhead catfish in a pond that was about to dry up (it was only about an inch deep and a couple feed wide) as it grows i will have to relocate or release it... a couple of the minnows died (this was expected as the 2 hour car trip was very stressful on the panicy minnows) but the rest seem to be doin fine
HERE ARE THE PICS
first row from left to right: sculpin and unidentified minow (mouthparts are like a cory's)
second row: both pics are the darter (subspecies uncertian)
third row: yellow bullhead catfish- this one was hard to get a picture of- it always hides during the day
fourth row: tadpole (bullfrog?) and the three surviveing minnows
any corrections on identity are welcome and bigger pictures are available on my custom member page (click on the "my tank specs link")
we (my parents) aquired a 20acre property on the buffalo river (middle tennessee), and i soon got the idea to catch some minnows.
on my first trip down, i just caught a couple sculpin and a couple darters to see how the fish would adapt to captivity, and much too my surprise they thrived (except the larger darter ate the smaller one). on the next trip i became more ambitious and caught 5 small minnows, a tadpole, and some other type of fish that acts sortuf like a cory. I also found a 1inch long yellow bullhead catfish in a pond that was about to dry up (it was only about an inch deep and a couple feed wide) as it grows i will have to relocate or release it... a couple of the minnows died (this was expected as the 2 hour car trip was very stressful on the panicy minnows) but the rest seem to be doin fine
HERE ARE THE PICS
first row from left to right: sculpin and unidentified minow (mouthparts are like a cory's)
second row: both pics are the darter (subspecies uncertian)
third row: yellow bullhead catfish- this one was hard to get a picture of- it always hides during the day
fourth row: tadpole (bullfrog?) and the three surviveing minnows
any corrections on identity are welcome and bigger pictures are available on my custom member page (click on the "my tank specs link")
