They are little, and they grow to be about 2 inches. They have stripes on the side of them. They are tan-ish. They live in murky ditch water, and we think they feed off of either the plants, algea, or little orginisms in the water.
Do you have any other idea of what they could be?
2007-04-14 06:05:24 · 18 answers · asked by rayrocks13579 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
As a guess - black-nose dace (type of minnow): http://fish.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/Cyprinidae/e_blacknose_dace_th.jpg
or young creek chub (also a minnow): http://www.denniskalma.com/creekchub.jpg
note the dark spot on the top fin on the creek chub - a good way to tell them apart.
mosquitofish are more guppy-like in appearance, but I haven't seen them with stripes: http://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/natsci/waipiostudy/graphics/meet_the_critters/fish/introduced/fishintro_gambusia_rs.jpg
Either would feed on the items you mention.
2007-04-14 06:17:54 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can't be feeder guppies. First of all, feeder guppies were created by man. Do wild guppies live in your area? I HIGHLY doubt it because guppies are native to South America. I think they are minnows. Fish like that live in the lake by me. I researched and found that they were minnows. I recommend catching one, put it in a glass jar full of water, and using several fish books to find the species using pictures and descriptions. Don't rely on the Internet. When you are done researching it, release it where you found it. Hope I was of help.
2007-04-14 13:18:35 · answer #2 · answered by amyth74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several different types of small pond fish, that transition from estuaries, in different ways, and end up stuck in creeks and ditches. They are fast growing and short lived.
Creekchub
Gambusia
Stickle Back
Cishlids
Gobies
Mollies
Chromides
Datnoides
Mudskippers
Scat
Mangrove Jack
Just depends on what part of the world you live in.
They are all called minnows, or fry when they are young.
2007-04-14 14:00:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You dont mention what area of the country you live in (I live in the northern midwest), but it sounds to me like they could be "dace". They are a species of common minnow that are very widespread across the country. They are usually "food" for shorebirds and larger fish and they can adapt to just about any waterway. Sometimes they even show up in bait shop tanks as bait for fishermen. If you would like more info on this species you can contact your state's Dept of Natural Resourses or fisheries dept.
2007-04-14 13:29:56 · answer #4 · answered by bigalsr 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are like guppy but they are ugly and have short fin and tails and dark in colour, I have seen so many too in ditch at my compund, they are dirty as they live in ditch water and could carry many parasite and disease. Dont raise them or
feed them to any of your fish, they are not clean. If you want them you probaly have to quarantine them and treat them first. Its a mosquito fish.
2007-04-14 13:37:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were most likely placed there for mosquito's. I have a lake in the community where i live and the County Mosquito Control put similar fishes in the lake.
2007-04-14 13:16:34 · answer #6 · answered by iwearjs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they look like guppies with no color on them they are probably mosquito fish aka millions fish (Gambusia affinis) Here's some photos and a little info about them
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/deh/chd/vector/vmosfish.html
MM
2007-04-14 13:13:01 · answer #7 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mosquito fish.
2007-04-14 13:08:25 · answer #8 · answered by omnisource 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably a minnow. You could keep it as a pet if you want, I do that all the time.
2007-04-14 13:13:19 · answer #9 · answered by PinkPuff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some sort of minnow, or Mosquitofish.
2007-04-14 13:57:51 · answer #10 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋