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Minnow ID #353879 10/14/13 07:00 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 12 Montgomery, Tx J justin_terry OP
OP justin_terry J Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 12 Montgomery, Tx	don't know if the pic is good enough quality for id. Attached Images

Re: Minnow ID justin_terry #353883 10/14/13 07:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,458 Likes: 2 Earth C CJBS2003 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker
CJBS2003 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,458 Likes: 2 Earth	western mosquitofish/gambusia

Re: Minnow ID justin_terry #353885 10/14/13 07:18 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,541 Likes: 282 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,541 Likes: 282 Miss.	see if either of these match what you saw. http://web1.cnre.vt.edu/efish/families/poeciliidae.html http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=3215&AT=western+mosquitofish Last edited by ewest; 10/14/13 07:24 PM.

Re: Minnow ID justin_terry #353893 10/14/13 07:36 PM
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OP justin_terry J Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 12 Montgomery, Tx	Thought it was mosquito fish but didnt realize there was eastern and western. That is an western. none of big ones had spot on side Last edited by justin_terry; 10/14/13 07:37 PM.

Re: Minnow ID justin_terry #353897 10/14/13 07:46 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,541 Likes: 282 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,541 Likes: 282 Miss.	There are lots of gam species - go to the second link and run gambusia. Probably 10 kinds in TX.

Re: Minnow ID justin_terry #353932 10/14/13 10:59 PM
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CJBS2003 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,458 Likes: 2 Earth	All but the western are found in isolated springs and are threatened species because of habitat loss and competition with the western species along with other species. Doubt any would be found in a pond.

Re: Minnow ID justin_terry #353955 10/15/13 06:14 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,541 Likes: 282 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,541 Likes: 282 Miss.	Agree and hope they are not as you might have a problem with Uncle Sam telling you what to do.