RE: NANFA-- collecting at night

Robert Carillio (darterman_at_hotmail.com)
Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:12:24 EDT

Sculpins are awesome to watch at night!!!... I have observed them in a dark
room in the aquarium at night, with a small penlight. They are excellent
predators and voracious feeders, while resembling little "water demons"
...They seem to like to "ambush" their prey.... Rob C.

>From: "Jay DeLong" <thirdwind_at_att.net>
>Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
>Subject: RE: NANFA-- collecting at night
>Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 18:03:49 -0700
>
>Dave Neely said:
> > but night collecting/snorkelling is in my experience MUCH more
> > effective for madtoms and some large darters (eg, Crystallaria,
> > Percina shumardi).
>
>How about sculpins, Dave? A few years back I conducted a research project
>on the mottled sculpin's habitat preferences in a stream in South Carolina.
>All my field work was conducted during daylight hours. I always found the
>fish associated with protective cover and generally in shallow water of
>moderate velocity. While doing some reading on the fish I found that it is
>a nocturnal feeder. I wonder where that fish roams at night?
>
>--
>Jay DeLong
>Olympia, WA
>
>
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