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>starving weird looking minnows trapped in puddle next to creek, they have a spot like a bluegill but its right in the middle of their body?
>put my hand in the water and they all come over to nibble on me
>catch them and put them in the little pool back in the creek, they practically let me pick them up, they swim onto my open palm and I slowly close my hand
Ive done this three times in the same area over the years and one time there was like 5 tiny clear pools of minnows on the rocky shore, do some minnows get trapped in puddles on purpose as part of their life cycle? Should I just leave them be? raccoon prints everywhere so I assume most get eaten