Bill ;
I thought I would add this to help the process:
Creek Chub, Semotilus atromaculatus
Physical Description:
� Chubby, elongate body, moderate body form
� Dorsal fin origin usually behind pelvic fin base
� Medium-sized eye
� Rounded snout; large, terminal mouth
� Pale olive and silver sides
� Dark spot at the anterior base of the dorsal fin
� Dark stripe on side of body
� Pale-colored fins
Similar species:
� Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis)
Mean body size:
� Adults are 80-200 mm total length
Habitat:
� Creeks and streams of moderate and low gradient
Distribution in VA:
� All of Virginia's drainages except the Chowan
Food Habits:
� Omnivore
Reproductive Habits:
� Mature at age 1 or 2
� Spawning occurs March to May at water temperatures of 12.5-19.5�C
� Males dig a pit, then build a mound just upstream from the pit
� Eggs are deposited in the pit, then covered with stones after each spawning period
� Fecundity is about 1,115-7,539 eggs per female
Population Status, Economic, or Ecological Importance:
� Excellent baitfish
Fallfish, Semotilus corporalis
Physical Description:
� Slightly compressed body, moderate body form
� Dorsal fin origin usually above anterior half of pelvic fin base
� Medium-sized eye
� Moderately rounded snout; slightly large mouth, almost inferior
� Fully scaled or nearly fully scaled breast
� Males get tubercles on front and side of snout over eye, lower cheek, and most fins
� Silver-sided
� Smudge at the anterior base of the dorsal fin
� Dusky dorsal and tail fin edges
Similar species:
� Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
Mean body size:
� Adults are 150-300 mm standard length
Habitat:
� Clear creeks and rivers of moderate and low gradient
Distribution in VA:
� James, York, Rappahannock, and Potomac drainages
� Introduced into the Roanoke drainage
Food Habits:
� Young feed on phytoplankton, zooplankton, and insects
� Juveniles and adults eat insects, crayfish, fish, algae, and detritus
Reproductive Habits:
� Mature at age 2 or 3
� Spawning occurs late April to June at water temperatures of 14.4-19�C
� Nests are dome-like mounds with a pit in the downstream part, built with gravel-sized stones, topped with small rubble
� Fecundity is about 2,000-12,000 eggs per female
� Can naturally hybridize with Clinostomus funduloides and Luxilus cornutus
Population Status, Economic, or Ecological Importance:
� Largest minnow east of the Rockies
� Constructs the largest stone mound nests known
� Popular gamefish with some anglers
� Varied opinions on the taste of the meat
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There is an algae professor near me that to belong to his pond club you have to drink some of his lily pond water. :rolleyes: I am not a member, I know what is in pond water and so does he. Most members are drunk when they join his club. 
No dead students yet at his place!. When they throw up around the pond,I don't know if it is from the booze or the pond water. 
Now Black Jack Kidd and Dr. Frankenbruce are a different story . 
