Small North American Cold-water Fish

Hi..

I've heard about pretty North American minnows of 3-4"
maximum. Unfortunately I don't know their colloquial or
scientific names.

In a telephone call a friend told me about several other
pretty small North American Cold-water Fish.

Would like learn more about them.

Thanks in advance.
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cu
Marco

"Marco Schwarz" wrote in message
...
Hi..

I've heard about pretty North American minnows of 3-4"
maximum. Unfortunately I don't know their colloquial or
scientific names.

In a telephone call a friend told me about several other
pretty small North American Cold-water Fish.

Would like learn more about them.

Thanks in advance.
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One showed up in my tank of koi fry. It's about 4" long and very dark
colored and active. When I sold the fingerlings this past Monday I left it
there. I'll probably take it to the lake as soon as I have some bullfrogs
to relocate. Or maybe I'll leave it for mosquito control. It has thrived
in our hard alkaline water and inexpensive fish food.
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Koi-Lo....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
*Note: There are two Koi-Lo's on the Aquaria Groups.*
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:50:51 +0200, Marco Schwarz
wrote:

Hi..

I've heard about pretty North American minnows of 3-4"
maximum. Unfortunately I don't know their colloquial or
scientific names.

In a telephone call a friend told me about several other
pretty small North American Cold-water Fish.

Would like learn more about them.

Thanks in advance.


There are a lot of them. For an overview

http://www.utexas.edu/tmm/tnhc/fish/na/naindex.html

There is an organization dedicated to them:

http://www.nanfa.org/

One that is frequently kept, but not so much in the US is:

http://fins.actwin.com/nanf/month.9902/msg00205.html

Another is the least killifish

http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_H...ia_formosa.php

Many of the small carp relatives can be kept in aquariums, many known
as shiners

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/warpaint.html

If you have a library than can get books, there is a book, "American
Aquarium Fishes" by Robert J Goldstein that discusses a great many
fish suitable for aquariums.

please don't release the fish you got with the koi shipment. You never
know what it may be carrying, even if it is a native species. Toilet
before release!

On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:50:51 -0500, Marco Schwarz wrote
(in article ):

Hi..

I've heard about pretty North American minnows of 3-4"
maximum. Unfortunately I don't know their colloquial or
scientific names.

In a telephone call a friend told me about several other
pretty small North American Cold-water Fish.

There's the green sailfin molly, but it's not that much of a coldwater fish
and could not survive german winters. the same goes for the Gambusia
mosquitofish. Tough as nails, but it might not make it in European ponds.
Gambusia have been introduced to many areas outside their home range in the
southern US, and have come to be thought as a pest species responsible for
environmental destruction.

-E

Hi together..

[replies, links, recommend books]

Thanks all.

P.S. Charles, great links! :-)
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cu
Marco