Fish Folk Posted Tuesday at 01:52 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:52 AM Absolutely the most energetic fish I have ever kept… Boy is getting ready for spawning! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted Tuesday at 05:59 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:59 AM Nice colors! Are they related to Rainbow shiners? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted Tuesday at 11:47 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:47 AM On 9/19/2023 at 1:59 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Nice colors! Are they related to Rainbow shiners? Not exactly. Rainbow Shiners are Notropis chrosomus. Fieryblack Shiners are Cyprinella pyrrhomelas. Here is the iNaturalist info page on Rainbow Shiners. Their range looks like this… In the wild, here is what Rainbow Shiners look like… Here is the iNaturalist info page on Fieryblack Shiners. Their range looks like this… Here is underwater male v. male combat footage of Fieryblack Shiners… I actually got mine as F1 juveniles from one of the guys who filmed this! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted Tuesday at 08:19 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:19 PM What's funny is that I was looking to make a local biotope a while back and didn't know very much about what lived where I am, so I used fishmap.org to find ideas. Thats how I figured out about Fieryblack Shiners in the first place, and they are probably my favorite fish. Yours seem to have grown quite fast! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted Wednesday at 06:09 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:09 AM On 9/19/2023 at 1:47 PM, Fish Folk said: actually got mine as F1 juveniles from one of the guys who filmed this! Those are epic! Can’t wait to see your future fry 😜! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted Thursday at 05:32 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:32 PM Finally caught some (and the bucket stayed secure)! Man they are just wonderful! I captured about 14ish. John's River, Catawba Drainage, NC near Colletsville. All were caught in a Cast Net in a shallow pool. Warpaint Shiners, Juvenile Chubs, and Spottail Shiners also present, but the majority of fish caught were Fieryblacks. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted Thursday at 06:07 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 06:07 PM On 9/21/2023 at 1:32 PM, AquaHobbyist123 said: Finally caught some (and the bucket stayed secure)! Man they are just wonderful! I captured about 14ish. John's River, Catawba Drainage, NC near Colletsville. All were caught in a Cast Net in a shallow pool. Warpaint Shiners, Juvenile Chubs, and Spottail Shiners also present, but the majority of fish caught were Fieryblacks. Well done! Now, I'd be very attentive to their native water conditions before bringing indoors -- assuming you're planning to keep some? I have heard that F0s can really breakdown in that transfer. Mine are F1s -- much, much easier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted Thursday at 06:17 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:17 PM Temp acclimating now, target goal for my tank's temp is about 68 degrees, the average temp for this river. Monitoring them closely. The majority of fish I collected were juveniles, so they should stand a better chance. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted Thursday at 06:18 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 06:18 PM On 9/21/2023 at 2:17 PM, AquaHobbyist123 said: Temp acclimating now, target goal for my tank's temp is about 68 degrees, the average temp for this river. Monitoring them closely. When the males retain pink lips, they're ready to spawn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted Thursday at 09:16 PM Share Posted Thursday at 09:16 PM (edited) All doing well so far. Not a single mortality. I collected a good number in case mortality was an issue, but so far they're doing great. One thing that I think helped was the collection site being very local, and the collection period was about an hour at most so they were transported home promptly. Edited yesterday at 12:17 AM by AquaHobbyist123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago (edited) Â @Fish Folk Acclimated successfully, no deaths and they are doing quite well! They are taking a bit of flake food. Edited 20 hours ago by AquaHobbyist123 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted 20 hours ago Author Share Posted 20 hours ago That is awesome!!! When you’ve got time, I’d love to see a short video. On NANFA Fb Group, message Phil Farrell out in CA. He can explain how to get them breeding.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago Fieryblack Shiners (and a Warpaint Shiner) feeding! https://youtu.be/WyR-r984Vr4?si=8SXMZdKQnJrhb-ze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted 16 hours ago Author Share Posted 16 hours ago Cool!!! Looks like maybe a few WP shiners, yes?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Just one. I found several of them and brought back one warpaint, though Fieryblacks were much more abundant there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaHobbyist123 Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago Interestingly, I catch Warpaints a lot even though they're not native to this watershed. Heyre very abundant in cool, rocky streams. I've found them in the Yadkin River too in the Pee Dee Basin. All collecting conducted here was done in an hour with a Cast Net in a pool about 2.5 ft deep. I was just walking by it and decided to cast my net in there just because, and the first fish I caught were Fieryblacks. One thing I am keeping an eye on these for is Fin rot though, because they have a tendency to nip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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