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    Was exploring around some marshes near the coast here in SE Texas and found a TON of these guys washed up on shore. Also saw schools of these in the muddy shallows. Probably saltwater or possibly brackish. What fish is this? Any ideas?

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    Thanks,
    -Cpirnie3

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    shad
    dont bro me if you dont know me!!!!!

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    • #3
      Good bait for reds..
      Out of the hobby for now..

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Mandocruz06 View Post
        Good bait for reds..

        +1
        dont bro me if you dont know me!!!!!

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        • #5
          Wow. Thanks for the quick replies guys. Well I found a great spot to collect bait apparently. Here's the spot. Pretty beautiful in a way.DSCF2158autobalanced.jpg
          -Cpirnie3

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          • #6
            Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus)
            65G African Tank (1 Ropefish, 1 Senegal Bichir, 3 Spotted Climbing Pearch, 2 Black Calvus "Zebra", 1 Featherfin Cat, African Knife, 2 Upside down Cats and an African Butterfly Fish.

            30G "The Mudhole" 3 African Mudskippers (Periophthalmus barbarus)

            20G 4 Longfin Zebra Danio, 2 Julii Cory, 2 Bolivian Ram, 1 Stripped Raphael and 3 Glass Cats.

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            • #7
              Shad I catch these at lame Livingston to go fishing all the time

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              • #8
                I could never keep these alive to take home...
                700g Mini-Monster tank

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                • #9
                  Me too it's like they die instantly a min out of water with bubbler they just die so easy Best bait for lake fishing

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by brandon_rss18 View Post
                    Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus)
                    Props for scientific names, and you are correct sir.

                    Originally posted by Ballinxalex View Post
                    Me too it's like they die instantly a min out of water with bubbler they just die so easy Best bait for lake fishing

                    These guys are incredibly sensitive. I can seine them up by quite literally the thousands in Galveston, but they are all dead by the time the net hits the air. They are still good bait if they are decent size. These guys are the bait-ballers of the shallow gulf. All predators know these guys = big meals.
                    75 planted (Being Renovated)
                    Endlers
                    gobies
                    lots of nanos

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                    • #11
                      Too bad they die so quickly. I wonder why that is... Looking at them in the water, i was thinking it would be cool to keep a small school of them. Regardless, thanks everyone for the responses. I've been meaning to go fishing with my little girl. Now I've got the bait :)
                      -Cpirnie3

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                      • #12
                        Best way to keep alive is oxygen. Would make a neat school in a tank. They love algae on rocks


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                        • #13
                          Ever kept them in an aquarium BrAin? Reading online it seems they are generalist planktivores. That would present a challenge Also, in this small size, I wonder if they would do best in brackish or full salt. I don't have a tank that would accommodate their adult size but I think it would be an awesome undertaking. Thoughts?
                          -Cpirnie3

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                          • #14
                            Good luck keeping them alive 'til you get home.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by alexrex20 View Post
                              Good luck keeping them alive 'til you get home.
                              That bad huh?
                              -Cpirnie3

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