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#18884 02/01/06 10:00 AM
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Has anybody put these in your pond. This is the name (missouri minnows) I keep getting from the bait shops.They are the only minnow they sell. I having a lot of trouble finding the fat head minnows. I'm just trying to see if they would work.

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TWood, Missouri minnows just might be regualr fatheads that are being advertised as "Missouri minnows" in FL. I found this on a google search, hopefully someone else knows for sure.

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050226/SPORTS05/502260312/-1/opinionz

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In most cases, anglers are using live minnows, sometimes advertised as Missouri minnows, which are available at most fishing camps and freshwater tackle shops


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TWoods :

Here are a couple links to pics. of fatheads (FH):

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/fathead.html

http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4785

http://www.gen.umn.edu/research/fish/fishes/fathead_minnow.html

If they don't look like what you have then look to see if you can id them at this link -- efish

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/cyprinidae.html
















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Thanks guys. After making numerous phone calls I have found some answers. I talked to a Fisherie and he told me that the fathead minnows for some reason do not reproduce quickly in Fla. He said that he would suggest a mosquito minnow. He said they reproduce very quickly in this climate. I also found out that the minnows in the bait shops around here are sterile This guy has been stocking ponds in florida for 30 years so I guess he knows what he's talking about. Let me know what ya'll think

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Sounds fishy.


Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

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TWoods:

Here is the Florida Pond Mgt. Book from FPAW which as some good info for your state.

http://myfwc.com/Fishing/docum/pond-bro.html#fish

















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