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I caught this guy and a couple more just like him out of my pond with a cast net Saturday. Is this a fat head? It looks a little too thin to me. 
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Not a fathead, I'm pretty sure.
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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Not a fathead, I'm pretty sure. I didn't think so either, but that's the only type minnow I (knowingly) put in there.
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We'll see what the others have to say...
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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Looks like some sort of shiner to me...not sure what type, but doesn't look at all like a Golden Shiner.
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Looks like some sort of bait fish, we used to use them regularly in upstate NY though I don't know what it is. Probably brought in by someone fishing you pond or it swam upstream to your pond.
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Kinda resembles a "river shiner" or silver shiner...aka Arkansas river shiner
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It is very likely a golden shiner especially if they are reproducing in the pond.
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It is very likely a golden shiner especially if they are reproducing in the pond. After looking at lots of pictures that would be my best guess. They must be reproducing, because I didn't put them in, at least purposely. I'm not sure how many I have, but it must be a good number because I threw some feed out to attract the fish and then threw a cast net one time just to see what I caught and I caught probably 20 CNBG and about four of whatever these are. Thanks for the help guys.
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