#central mudminnow

[i-give-you-a-fish]

I'm a worm, I know this is counter intuitive but can I pleaseeeeeee have a fish?

Little guy for you

You get a Central Mudminnow

Umbra limi

[omega-red]

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU WILL EVER READ (not really)

it will never not sadden me that simple freshwater fish dont get very much love, atleast wide-scale. anytime you see fish-related media its usually saltwater, unless targeted at fishers who live in landlocked places. but even then its almost always some big stupid bass. i don't hate bass by any means, i love all fish, but they are overrated. that's not the point though, the point is that saltwater fish overshadow freshwater fish. there is something very nice about freshwater fish that people tend to ignore a lot.

look at this wonderful central mudminnow. in its modesty is beauty.

this alligator gar. it is fierce and primordial (though no threat to humans), its muddy colors adding to the whole aesthetic.

this swamp darter, the epitome of adorable! the colors are amazing as well.

or even local fish such as the blackstripe topminnow, which i caught with a net in a nearby stream not long ago and let go. little fish like that are so pretty, yet little fish like them are reduced to nothing but a commodity with generalizations such as "baitfish". a term used mostly by fisherpeople. (i fish with pole on occasion, catch and release, usually on trips with my dad. so i guess that makes me a fisherman?) anyways thats all. like i said i love all fish i just think freshwater fish deserve some more love

[proteusolm]

Pleasingly chunky.

[the-native-aquarist]

Umbra limi

[the-native-aquarist]

Pulling up traps

[thenativetank]

Central Mudminnow - Umbra limi

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[yaybiotic]

Central Mudminnow Umbra limi

[yaybiotic]

Day 34 Central mudminnow Umbra limi

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