Need help identifying weird fish
 

I found this while cleaning out some string algae about 20 minutes
ago. The small bumps on it's face are too uniform to be ich or
bacterial infection. But as to what type of fish it is I have no idea.
It's about 2.5 - 3" long.

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thx

Need help identifying weird fish
 

Body shape it almost looks like a very, very
fuzzy rosie red minnow. What do you have in the pond? Could be a mixture of
whatever is in there.
Looks like it has a bit of colour.


k30a

Need help identifying weird fish
 

Interesting looking fish. The bumps do seem to very uniform, but large.
Maybe check with local Fish & Wildlife to see if it's a local fish
that maybe came in with birds or pond plants.
--
Kathy B, zookeeper (OR)
3500gal pond

DesertPond wrote:
I found this while cleaning out some string algae about 20 minutes
ago. The small bumps on it's face are too uniform to be ich or
bacterial infection. But as to what type of fish it is I have no idea.
It's about 2.5 - 3" long.

Need help identifying weird fish
 

It looks like a breeding male Rosy Red. the bumps are a sexual display.

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Need help identifying weird fish
 

Male Rosie Reds get bumps on their heads
during breeding time (gawd knows why! I don't find it attractive in the
least...)
I think their full name is Rosie Red Fathead
Minnows.
Robyn's web page has some info on them.
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~rrhudy1/index.html


k30a

Need help identifying weird fish
 

Hey thanks everyone! :-)

That's exactly what it is. This is my first spring with the pond, got
started late last summer so I haven't seen these guys in full spawning
mode until now. He's a big sob. lol

thanks again

On 03 Apr 2003 02:08:55 GMT, ESPMER (K30a) wrote:

Male Rosie Reds get bumps on their heads
during breeding time (gawd knows why! I don't find it attractive in the
least...)
I think their full name is Rosie Red Fathead
Minnows.
Robyn's web page has some info on them.
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~rrhudy1/index.html


k30a