Are these safe to feed??
I could not find a yay or nay either way....
I have tons of them available.
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09-19-2008, 07:45 PM #1Forum Moderator
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Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys atratulus
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09-19-2008, 07:52 PM #2Thamnophis inspectus
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Re: Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys atratulus
I'd think so... How'd you come across this fishy fortune per say?
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09-20-2008, 04:06 AM #3Forum Moderator
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Re: Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys atratulus
Originally Posted by Zephyr
The creek out back is abundant with them
One thing I have noticed already, I have a bunch and they do not die like the feeders were.
The fish from Petco would drop so fast I had to skim dead ones daily, these Dace minnows are hardy fish! very robust, and they flop around a lot, so they get the attention of the snakes quickly.
The local wild Garters and Nerodia eat this species of minnow frequently......I'd wager to say they are the primary diet of the wild nerodia.
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09-20-2008, 11:44 AM #4The Golden Snake
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Re: Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys atratulus
wyne can you post a pic so i can see if they are the same as the tiny fish i have seen in this area and are o so easy to scoop about a hundred of them with a net
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09-20-2008, 11:47 AM #5thamnophis puniceus
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Re: Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys atratulus
I'd love to see a pic too-- I've been trying to identify the bait store minnows I've been feeding. They are so hardy, they fatten up beautifully, and they are very active too...
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09-20-2008, 12:04 PM #6Forum Moderator
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Re: Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys atratulus
Here are some in the aquarium.
Make sure those bait store fish are not fathead minnows.
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09-20-2008, 12:33 PM #7thamnophis puniceus
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Re: Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys atratulus
That's them!!! Well, at least, that looks like them-- silvery, with a black stripe, and a very faint goldish tone on top. My bait store calls them silverbacks but I could never find that term. I'm going to go try to get pics. :-)
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09-20-2008, 12:41 PM #8thamnophis puniceus
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Re: Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys atratulus
Here are mine-- the gold really comes out with the flash! They look mostly silver in natural light.
They are always doing the Feed-Me dance when I walk by!
Now that I look back at yours, they don't look the same... mine don't have the stripe follow thru to in front of their eyes. Hmmm, still wondering what they are...
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09-20-2008, 12:44 PM #9Forum Moderator
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Re: Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys atratulus
wayne, those are the same fish that I catch out in my creek... and they are SO abundant!!!
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09-20-2008, 01:52 PM #10"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys atratulus
me too!!! i have those everywhere!!! so i can catch them and put them in my aqu. to use as feeders???
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