Need some minnow help

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Michieldewit
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Need some minnow help
<p>Ok, I went out with my son to catch some small minnows and get some new species. Catching them was the easy part, now I have to ID them :)<br /> All caught in Southern Ontario btw.<br /> <br /> First one I got here I think is a Common Shiner.<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/hEsKpA9l.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 640px;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Then I got this one with bumps on it&#39;s nose. I have found some stuff close to it but this one has red on the back of his bottom fins, I&#39;m sure someone recognises this right away because its pretty clear to see but I can&#39;t seem to find any fish that have that<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/sC6IAnjl.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 640px;" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Then this little guy, it&#39;s 3&quot; long ans I&#39;m pretty sure it is some kinda dace. It has a much more cylinder shape than the Common Shiner<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/ENkxk5Pl.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 640px;" /></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://i.imgur.com/qHyOwaal.jpg" style="width: 640px; height: 640px;" /></p>
Dr Flathead
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Looks like the first two are

Looks like the first two are common shiners.  That last fish looks like a creek chub to me.

Michieldewit
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Ok, after doing some more
Ok, after doing some more rechearch myself I can say for a fact that nr2 is a breeding male common shiner. I think the first one is a female common shiner and the last might actually just be a juvenile common shiner. So really I just caught the same species a bunch of times :)
Divemaster
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That last one somewhat looks

That last one somewhat looks like a juvenile Fallfish (S. corporalis) to me. Are they found in your area?

Michieldewit
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No they shouldn't live around
No they shouldn't live around here. Its in the Toronto area
Dr Flathead
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Yeah it may just be a

Yeah it may just be a juvenile common shiner.  With a weird creek chub looking mouth.  But in the second to last pic it sure looks like a common shiner.