[chuck leaman]

My Dad used to talk about "red horse" minnows in the creek where he lived. Back in that day boils were common and he said the minnows would clean them out. Probably an extinct species today. He lived on Sandy creek near Sheridan Texas.

The red horse minnow or red shiner is alive and well in Colorado County. In some years they get pumped into the LCRA canals from the river and get so thick you can hardly keep bait for other fish out there. This year the gold shiners are bad. My feet on certain days would kill every fish in that tank.:rotfl:

 

[chuck leaman]

The red shiners make great aquarium fish. They eat any and everything.