The last time that I was out collecting was with Martin Moore a few weeks
ago......
Standing on a bridge looking down into the pond, we saw two distinct groups
of Tail-light shiners, one group in fairly open water and the other group
near aquatic plants......
Martin and I both managed to get a few from both groups...but I suspect that
they prefer still waters and just congregate in area's where feed is
present.
I have not observed any spawning behavior however, so I can't comment on
that.
Regards,
BG
----- Original Message -----
From: "geoff kimber" <gkimber2_at_alltel.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 10:23 PM
Subject: NANFA-- breeding tail light shiners
> While we were on spring break, we stopped by in Waycross for a bit of
> fishing. It had been a very dry spring, so the satilla river was very
low,
> making it a perfect time to seine for tail light shiners. We ended up
with
> 9 - 3 males and 6 females.
>
> Does anyone know the breeding habits of tail light shiners? Do they
scatter
> their eggs or make a nest? The little I have read about the fish states
> that they prefer to be near aquatic plants - this isn't possible in the
> satilla as there are few to no aquatic plants in that part of the river.
> But I wonder if this is the preferred habitat and I just happen to find
the
> fish in a less than optimal environment.
>
> Any idea?
>
> Geoff Kimber
> Lexington, KY
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