Fish minnow: commercial importance and ways of amateur fishing

Fish minnow is a small variety of carp. She has rather small scales and bright color. Especially noticeable is its beauty during spawning. Fish minnow refers to freshwater, so distinguish the river golyan and lake.

Habitat

Fish minnow in the rivers of North America, Asia and Europe. It is fairly widespread in the rivers of the Northern Urals, especially on the eastern and western slopes of the ridge. Some species prefer marsh channels, irrigation ditches and well aerated reservoirs. In Yakutia the lake minnow is well known. Local residents call this small (no more than fifteen centimeters and weighing about one hundred grams) frying "mundushka" from the word "mundu". In translation from the Yakutian this name means "fish lake minnow".

Fishing value

Fish minnow in the days of the Soviet Union was of high commercial importance in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). However, today large-scale fishing stopped. Only anglers are fond of fishing for minnow. Basically, its importance today boils down to the fact that it is a food for waterfowl predators. Although some are trying to breed golyanov as aquarium fish. But only lake species are suitable for these purposes, since flow of running water is required for rivers. The fish feeds the minnow with crumbs of bread, small mosquito and larvae of mosquitoes. This fish lives six or seven years.

Appearance

Goljan-fish (photo is presented in the article), which has a spindle-shaped elongated body not more than twenty centimeters long. The fish is covered with extremely small scales, and the abdomen is bare. She has a rather small head with a blunt and short stigma, a small mouth. The fins of the pelagian are rounded, the caudal peduncle is long and low. Its coloring is interesting. On the sides of the minnows there are mottled irregular vertical spots, the number of which varies from ten to seventeen. Below the lateral line, they sometimes merge.

Coloration during spawning

Especially attractive is the male bully. During the mating season, the back and sides of the fish darken, the anal and lateral fins turn red. The brightest in his appearance during spawning are the corners of the mouth and abdomen - they acquire a crimson color. On the head of a fish there is a pearly rash, and the gill covers shine with a greenish light. Male and female at maturity differ from each other in the shape of pectoral fins. In females, they are shorter and narrower - they hardly reach the base of the pelvic fins. And the males are more beautiful. They can boast that their pectoral fins are much wider and longer, have a fan-shaped shape.

Fishing for minnow by amateur fishermen

Because of the small size, this fish is not specially caught even by amateurs. But during fishing, it often falls on the hook fishermen. Although the taste of the minnow is low, especially of the river (fish meat is bitter), no one thinks of throwing out this tiny fish. And all because it is great for bait. As a livebird, a small fish is used for catching perch, pike, chub, trout, pike perch, grayling, burbot. A catch golyan easy, because he eagerly and deeply swallows the hook with bait, so you must immediately cut the fish. He bites on wax, small insects, worms, flies, slices of bread, balls of dough, and also on the roots and shoots of algae. Closer to the bottom live larger individuals golyanov, and on the surface mostly swim the smallest fishes. It is possible to catch a dozen fish for fishing on large river or lake predators in a fairly short period of time. However, it should be remembered that the minnow very quickly "falls asleep" in the bucket, even though the water will be changed quite often.

The content of the minnow in the aquarium

Due to lack of rigidity and bright coloring today, many aquarists dream to get this beautiful fish. They differ in kindness, mobility, jumping. It's very interesting to watch them. A common aquarium with rounded stones and small snags, as well as algae thickets, is suitable for maintenance. The water temperature should be from four to twenty degrees. It should be remembered that minnows in nature are more mobile in cool water.

Breeding golyanov aquarists

During spawning should be equipped with a special container that will be well aerated, the water temperature should be from 19 to 24 degrees. In the aquarium in April, a group of fish in which males predominate should be planted. After spawning, both males and females should be separated from the eggs. The incubation period lasts from four to eleven days, on the eighth day usually the fry already begin to swim independently. At this time they should be fed with live dust. Sexually mature minnows usually begin at the age of two, but sometimes the process of growing up is delayed, so some individuals are able to produce offspring only four years after their birth.