anyone good with minnows, and fish disease?

[chong2]

Not a MD find, but this place has answers to all my questions I have had some minnows i got from a friend since they were about half a inch big, now they are 2-3in. 3 of the 4 have changed face shape and turned a darer color, and now the ones that changed all of a sudden have white spots on thier face, nowhere else on the body, just the front face, no other fish in the tank have this either, so i doubt its ICK. I have had them now for about 6 months. The first pic is one off the net i found which is what they have"pic had no info about it" the other pics are of my fish, sorry, its hard to get the detail.
Thanks!!!

 

[Montana Jim]

It's the results I believe of illegal hormone treated fish?

Read this... first story about beef also includes pics and references to the minnows pictured.

http://www.foodmarketexchange.com/datacenter/product/organic/details/dc_pi_organic_12.php

 

[Woodland Detectors]

As far as color goes, Fish, when in oxygen depleted water turn a darker color for example, Salmon and steelhead that come out of the great lakes and ocean turn a considerable darker complexion when spawning but, when the Steelhead return to their original environment they turn back to their brilliant silver color. Of course, most salmon spawning die. Their life life expectancy is 4 years. As far as your minnow goes, He or she may just have a fungus or oxygen depletion. cheers

 

[NGE]

wow, those minners is growin' boobies on they faces!..........NGE

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Nice fins! Sorry, I just had to.

 

[baspinall]

Looks like "Ick" need that copper based fish medicine.

 

[One mans trash...]

I don't think they're sick. I think it just might be breeding time. Male of some fish, including some minnows, grow
pearl organs" at that time. They also have color changes, among other things. Little fishies are just growing up. Fish puberty.

(Time for that talk.)

 

[chong2]

LOL, u all r very funny....... Montana Jim and One mans trash, i think you both nailed it, thier appearence seems to be the fathead minnow, both the male and female, sad thing is there is only 1 female, and 3 males............ i tried talking to them, but the males are still chasin that tail

 

[One mans trash...]

When they chase tail, they really chase tail. They probably don't need the talk. I hear they have schools. The worst part for them is it's just about impossible to keep their little cigarettes lit when they're done.

 

[Ramitt]

I don't think they're sick. I think it just might be breeding time. Male of some fish, including some minnows, grow
pearl organs" at that time. They also have color changes, among other things. Little fishies are just growing up. Fish puberty.

So the white bumps are like fish zits?

 

[One mans trash...]

I guess. The fish science types don't seem to know quite what their for, so they could have the same function as human zits - embarrassment.

 

[ivan salis]

it tells the boys from da girls --useful in da wild

 

[SkyPirate]

You are on the wrong forum, this is treasurenet not fishnet. Looks like acne,You can still use em as Bass bait

 

[pronghorn]

You are on the wrong forum, this is treasurenet not fishnet. Looks like acne,You can still use em as Bass bait

Wow, looks like we got a new thread subject sheriff in town.

I have several dozen fatheads in my garage tank, they get them bumps in the spring and the females fill with eggs around the same time, and seems like alot of them die a few weeks after the bumps appear. I don't think they have a real long lifespan, I never worried about them dieing, just means I haven't been fishing enough. Stop by your bait shop and get some girls for them pimple faced guys. By the way up here in ND where it is still cold the fatheads are still smooth faced.

 

[Buck Bagaw]

They look like horned chubs. At least that's what they are called in PA. Only occurs in the male fish and as the fish grow the horns become more pointed and the fish become more brightly colored. It's all about impressing the girls.

 

[ivan salis]

ye ha !! ---its fish breeding season and those guys are a bumcha "horny" faced lil devils -- after beeding or not breeding some die off -- it the way of the fishes .

 

[Deerhunter24]

Holy crap...I cannot believe that I actually know the answer to one of the "What is it?" questions.

I actually feel pretty smart right now, even though this is about to be the first thing that I have actually ever successfully identified on here.


Dude...those are creek chubs. They are in the river I live on in Michigan. They are very common and they can survive in Aquariums if given adequate space. I used to catch some with horns on their heads just like that. I've caught ones that are 3 inches long all the way up to 12" inches long. I used to fish a lot in the river from age 10-15. Even though I am 28 now, I still remember catching them, many of them having horns on their head. Their is nothing abnormal about them at all. Nothing is wrong with them. Sometimes we would go out and catch them, then use them for pike fishing.

Here is a description of them that I am including that I found on the internet. Pay close attention to the last few lines.

Description
Creek chubs have a thick body and a broad head. Their mouth is large with the back end of the upper jaw extending beyond the front edge of the eye. They also have a small flap-like barbel that is often hidden in the grove between the upper jaw and the rest of the head, slightly in front of the back of the upper jaw. They have a dark spot on the front edge of the dorsal fin where it attaches to their body. They also have a dark stripe that runs the full length of their body. This stripe is darker on young fish and fish caught in clear water, it can be faint or absent on large adults, especially males. Large adult breeding males have a rusty orange red color to their cheeks, lips, and much of the belly and lower fins. They may also show some of this color on their dorsal fin. Breeding males also have a dark bar just behind the gills and have many large tubercles (horn like bumps) on the top of their head.




I feel extremely confident that you can mark this one solved...


Deerhunter24 (Chuck)

 

[Deerhunter24]

Also, they are almost always confused with being minnows, but they are CREEK CHUB's.

DH24

 

[ipsilateral]

I spoke with the veterinary pathologist at work and he said it is likely a protozoa, possibly Ich. Apparently, there are a lot of fish bacterial/viral pathogens that have not beenr characterized.

 

[chong2]

Hey there deerhunter, good job whichever species these are its obvious, they are something to do with breeding or growing up, thanks all!!!
and i am sure they are not ick, positive, on this one, thanks again guys.