I now have whole new missions in mind! I looked up topminnows based on your comment. I saw a Russetfin Topminnow. The pictures look so similar to the Bayou that now I'm wondering if i threw back other species thinking they were the same kind.What are differences between the Bayou and Russetfin that I can look for?
From what I can tell, the russetfin has very organized, small spots, and the females lack the vertical dashes seen in your pictures. Based on the large dark markings I would lean towards Bayou, but they are almost identical species, so it could be either one.
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maurer416
Tue, 08/01/2017 - 21:43
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I think it is a Bayou
I think it is a Bayou Topminnow
Aviatrix
Tue, 08/01/2017 - 23:48
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Topminnows
I now have whole new missions in mind! I looked up topminnows based on your comment. I saw a Russetfin Topminnow. The pictures look so similar to the Bayou that now I'm wondering if i threw back other species thinking they were the same kind.What are differences between the Bayou and Russetfin that I can look for?
maurer416
Wed, 08/02/2017 - 00:00
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From what I can tell, the
From what I can tell, the russetfin has very organized, small spots, and the females lack the vertical dashes seen in your pictures. Based on the large dark markings I would lean towards Bayou, but they are almost identical species, so it could be either one.
Aviatrix
Wed, 08/02/2017 - 08:14
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Thank you
Ok, cool. I'll pay close attention next time. Thank you for all the help!