Re: NANFA-- wintering fish

R. W. Wolff (choupiqu_at_wctc.net)
Thu, 1 Jan 2004 15:55:31 -0600

If this is what I think you're talking about, the horizontal striped ones
are females, the vertical barred ones are males. Most of the starheads have
this type of patterning, and one of those brackish ones does too, majalis
maybe?

Ray

> I warmed up my fish about a month ago, the blue spotted sunnies are
starting
> to show breeding colors and the lined top minnows are spawning. Does
anyone
> know why a couple of the lined top minnows have horizontal stripes instead
of
> the vertical stripes? They really stand out from the crowd.
>
> Moon

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