Re: NANFA-L-- Unknown Sucker?

njz (njz at clevelandmetroparks.com)
Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:10:07 -0400

Flat head and brown bands sounds like a hog sucker. Cool, cool fish, but
somewhat hard to keep. That depends on who you talk to of course. Fellow
nanfa member Todd Crail has done wonders with them on a deep sand bed (lots
of creepy crawlies to feed on) as well as a very high-in-fat diet of frozen
mysis shrimp. Good luck.

Nick Zarlinga

"If we ignore nature.....maybe it'll go away."

----- Original Message -----
From: <deanmarkley at comcast.net>
To: <nanfa-l at nanfa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 8:26 PM
Subject: NANFA-L-- Unknown Sucker?

> Hi all! Hoping I can get some help identifying a sucker I captured on
> Monday. Location was the Chiques Creek near Landisville, PA about 5
> miles upstream from the Susquehanna River.
>
> The sucker in question was caught in a seine in a 2 foot deep pool right
> where rapidly moving water enters it.
>
> The fish is about 5 inches long, overall tan/brassy with diagonal
> brown/black bands over the entire body. The belly is white and the head
> is flat on top with the distinctive sucker mouth underneath. I am using
> a National Audobon Society Field Guide to Fishes of North America as a
> reference. Now this fish really resembles a Striped Jumprock except
> they should not be indigenous to this area! It also resembles a Torrent
> Sucker in coloration with the same caveat that it isn't indigenouseither!
>
> That leaves me with either a White Sucker or a Northern Hog Sucker as
> candidates. Am I correct in assuming this is a juvenile so the
> coloration may be different than the adult?
>
> The fish seems to be doing well in my 110 gallon tank with a pair of
> Redeyes and a Pumpkinseed. I haven't seen it actually feed yet.
>
> Dean
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