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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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 Posted: Sat Mar 12, 16 4:19 pm Post subject: Fish ID |
 
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Any ideas what species this fish is? After heavy rain on Wednesday about a hundred of these little guys were left stranded in our field beside the drain & presumably came out of the farm pond. The coin is a 5p.
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 16 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Not a clue, but if they keep bringing you money I'd advise you to encourage them. |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 16 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Nick wrote: |
| Not a clue, but if they keep bringing you money I'd advise you to encourage them. |
I wish! There's not a lot on them to eat... |
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Tavascarow
Joined: 06 Aug 2006
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Location: South Cornwall
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 16 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like a minnow that's been dead for some time.
A live one. |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 16 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Heavy rain on Wednesday, photographed on Thursday. |
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Hairyloon
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 16 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Rob R wrote: |
| Heavy rain on Wednesday, photographed on Thursday. |
It may have died on Monday: there is nothing to say that it swam onto the field. Could be that a heron threw up... |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 16 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Hairyloon wrote: |
| Rob R wrote: |
| Heavy rain on Wednesday, photographed on Thursday. |
It may have died on Monday: there is nothing to say that it swam onto the field. Could be that a heron threw up... |
They definitely weren't there on Tuesday, and a hundred is a lot to throw up... My first thought was a predator stash but couldn't think why any animals would do that, leaving them out in the open. The chickens were picking at them today, though. |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 16 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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We're thinking stickleback because of the very slender tail and the stripes. Might have to try catching some lives ones to compare. |
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Tavascarow
Joined: 06 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 16 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Easy way to tell stickleback is lift the dorsal fin & count the spines.
I'll bet a 50p to that 5p it's a minnow. |
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Rob R
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Location: York
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 16 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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I better get myself a fishing rod...
A true minnow? I can't find a picture with such a narrow tail. I examined the bodies but they're all a bit past it now. |
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Jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 16 12:32 am Post subject: |
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I think it's a female stickleback. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 16 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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im not sure,
it aint very fresh
it probably isnt some of the suggestions so far as it does not have features they would have even if they were a bit stale and bloated
for instance the right sort of spines,colourings,shapes etc etc
it has characteristics of a few that might live in your pond but not all and some contradictory ones
dace,rudd roach and a few others can hybridize so my best suggestion is it might be a young mongrel of some type |
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Tavascarow
Joined: 06 Aug 2006
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Location: South Cornwall
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 16 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Rudd & Roach have red fins.
Stickleback have spines.
Minnow like slow flowing, muddy bottomed fresh water.
Make a minnow trap, easier than trying to hook them. |
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Rob R
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 16 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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Well they've certainly got slow/no flow, but the tail seems much too slender for a minnow. We shall have to see what we get. They must like the shallows to have got where they did. |
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