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Posted By: Fyfer123 What kind of fish is this?? - 08/13/17 08:45 PM
I have a one acre pond stocked with brown trout. There are groups of thousands of minnows that swim around the edges however today I noticed some different looking ones and decided to catch them with a net. The bigger one was very green the same colour as a largemouth. Other than the trout and the schools of minnows I am not aware of any other fish. Do you know what these are? Note: they are two different fish and didn't really look the same.
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Posted By: Centrarchid Re: What kind of fish is this?? - 08/13/17 09:25 PM
Look like Brook Sticklebacks.
Posted By: Bill D. Re: What kind of fish is this?? - 08/13/17 09:35 PM
+1 Stickleback. I think they are cool. Look prehistoric to me with that spiny dorsal.
Posted By: Fyfer123 Re: What kind of fish is this?? - 08/13/17 09:55 PM
Thank you both for your response. The patterns certainly look like that however I didn't notice those spines.
Posted By: Fyfer123 Re: What kind of fish is this?? - 08/13/17 10:00 PM
Also one thing: do you think the trout will eat them?
Posted By: Centrarchid Re: What kind of fish is this?? - 08/13/17 10:34 PM
Yes, the Brown Trout will eat Brook Sticklebacks. I am pretty sure Brown Trout eat sticklebacks in their native range.
Posted By: Fyfer123 Re: What kind of fish is this?? - 08/13/17 10:38 PM
Do you think the trout will eat all of them. I wouldn't want to loose all of them.
Posted By: Centrarchid Re: What kind of fish is this?? - 08/13/17 10:51 PM
That is likely to depend on an interaction between how hard the trout go after the sticklebacks and how much cover the latter have for their various life-stages. I suspect the stickleback abundance will be reduced enough to not be a major source of food for the trout unless you keep the latter at low abundance.
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