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Old 01-04-2012, 03:21 PM   #1718
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Now I want to go and catch some since I know a few streams near me that have them, its a little chilly right now though. Let me ask how do they do in a warm water tank long term, I used to keep them along with shiners and other stream fish in a unheated aquarium on my porch when I was a kid but never tried any in my tropical tanks.

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As long as you feed them live food, they'll be happy. Frozen will suffice if you don't' do live. They prefer colder waters but will do fine in a home aquarium.

I wish I had a stream full of darters/shiners in my backyard
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