Bluntnose Minnow Breeding Male
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Pimephales notatus

Maximum Size: 3.5
Shape: Terete.
Suggested Hook & Size: Mustad 33909 #2 - #14
Thread: Black, 8/0 Uni-thread

Tail: Black Hanked Lite-Brite glued to form a lateral stripe
Tail Fin: Clear
Body: None
Eye & Insert: Silver Spirit River Real Eye with Priz Silver 3-D Molded insert
Lower Side: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite
Upper Side: Silver Hanked Lite-Brite

Snout Color or Change Thread: Black
Belly or Stomach: Pearl Blue Hanked Lite-Brite
Dorsum or Back: Dark Olive Hanked Lite-Brite

Head Color: Dark Olive
Cheek & Chin Color: Dark Olive
Pectoral Fins: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Anal Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Pelvic Fin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen
Dorsal Fin: Clear

Colored Markers: Olive Green Prismacolor Pen for Head and cheek and chin: Jasmine Prismacolor Pen for lower fins.
Tying Notes: None

Important notes: The breeding male turns very black silver in color and guards his nest until the eggs hatch. This behavior is one of the reasons that this species is so prolific.