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I caught this fish in a minnow trap. I am thinking spotfin shiner but don't know. Thanks



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Yes - From just a picture, I would identify it as a spotfin shiner.


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Any idea if they can live and reproduce in a small mud-bottomed pond? I noticed schools of these in a local dammed stretch of river. I am thinking about figuring out how to catch a bunch to stock in my pond.

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The more cover they have for refuge the better the chance of survival. Survival will be least when LMB are present. 0 Spotfins perform best where yellow perch are the predominant fish. They need proper habitat as spawning places or devices with lots of narrow openings less than 1/4" gap for producing good spawns.

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Thanks. I might try it. I have fished most of the bass out and I am trying to establish a minnow population. I put about 8 pounds of golden shiners in but I haven't seen any around. They may still be in there and just not visible. Since I know where I can catch wild spot find, I might try them.

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Point of warning, make sure all that you put in is SFS. You don't want any carp sneaking in.


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