02-02-2010, 09:03 PM
[quote vashe]It's a black crappie. The white one has bars go up and down the black more or less has specs like the one in your picture.
Hmm researching more it might be a hybrid. It has characteristics of both.
White crappie has head back and 8 to 10 vertical bars and 5 to 6 spikes on dorsal fin.
Black Crappie has scattered specs and 7 to 8 spikes on dorsal fin.
your fish has the head back, no bars and 5 spikes on dorsal fin like a white crappie but it has the scattered black specs like a black crappie.[/quote]
this sounds about right. i'm leaning towards hybrid because of the stripes, but i can't remember if the stripes are there only when being aggressive.
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Hmm researching more it might be a hybrid. It has characteristics of both.
White crappie has head back and 8 to 10 vertical bars and 5 to 6 spikes on dorsal fin.
Black Crappie has scattered specs and 7 to 8 spikes on dorsal fin.
your fish has the head back, no bars and 5 spikes on dorsal fin like a white crappie but it has the scattered black specs like a black crappie.[/quote]
this sounds about right. i'm leaning towards hybrid because of the stripes, but i can't remember if the stripes are there only when being aggressive.
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