What is this fish?

[crimsontsavo]

Okay, I found him in the local creek.
I live in Northwest Florida.
It's a clear cold creek,pretty fast water as well.
It has a dark blue stripe down the center.Lemon yellow going into white , into red fins.The very tip of it's fins are red.The rest of the body is silvery yellow green.

They are usually grouped into about five fish under roots directly in the current.

Someone told me it was a Shad......were they right?

 

[Cankywanky]

maybe flying foxes

 

[crimsontsavo]

It's a Shiner.......trying to find what kind though.
Thanks for your help!

 

[crimsontsavo]

Flagfin Shiner!!!!!!...............
Guys this fish is AWESOME!
Lookie here!

http://www.nativefish.org/Articles/FlagfinShinerInAquarium.htm

This is a great little fish if you can get it.
I have kept them off and on for years, but never knew what they were called.
Wahoo for the internet!

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Very nice. Native species are some of the funnest to keep because you can acctually collect them yourself! How cool is that!

I know that spikekillifish on this forum keeps almost all Native species. He goes out to the canal out back dips a net and....boom! So cool.

Very cool find. And good luck on any other Native Species!

 

[fishysmell]

How warm is the tank you've been keeping them in?

 

[crimsontsavo]

It is going at 70 degrees, i'm working on spawing them.
They live in cooler waters than tropicals.
I now have, seven of them.
I'm starting a breeding program for native fish for the aquarium.
Thanks Cichlid!