I was wondering if I could keep a golden redbreast sunfish with my fish in my 150. The fish I worry about are my 6in crappie, 2x 2in white crappie, 3x 6-7in bluegills, 3in warmouth, and 3x 6in creek chubs. I do not want any being bullied. If these are not ok for the aquarium, what sunfish would you recommend for the 150 that gets +10in and is peaceful?
redbreast sunfish compatible?
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I can't find the other thread, but someone got rid of their redbreast because it was too violent.
I can't find the other thread, but someone got rid of their redbreast because it was too violent.
Over the years I've tried red breast a half dozen times, without any success. For me they have been one of the most disagreeable Lepomis, always either picking on or being picked on. I have not tried one as alpha, so I lost all of them to aggression.
Aggression is not a static thing, it is an ever changing dynamic. I'm surprised you have not had any trouble with your current setup between the bluegill and crappie. My son recently lost a 5" crappie to aggression to a 3.5" pumpkinseed. They have been perfectly fine together all summer, then one day last week we find a dead crappie from a bad beat down.
Lepomis tend to be most aggressive in their "teenage" stage, from after sexual maturity to being full grown. After that they tend to mellow out a bit when the stop grown longer, and start growing fatter and deeper. 2 years ago my Pumpkinseed and Bluegill wiped out the rest of the tank except the alpha Green, and they had to be separated or one or both would have also been lost. Today they are fat and lazy, and so peaceful that they can be kept together with goldfish.
If you do decide to try a redbreast, then I would suggest only 1. Lepomis tend to be more tolerant of other species and most aggressive towards their own.
Aggression is not a static thing, it is an ever changing dynamic. I'm surprised you have not had any trouble with your current setup between the bluegill and crappie. My son recently lost a 5" crappie to aggression to a 3.5" pumpkinseed. They have been perfectly fine together all summer, then one day last week we find a dead crappie from a bad beat down.
Lepomis tend to be most aggressive in their "teenage" stage, from after sexual maturity to being full grown. After that they tend to mellow out a bit when the stop grown longer, and start growing fatter and deeper. 2 years ago my Pumpkinseed and Bluegill wiped out the rest of the tank except the alpha Green, and they had to be separated or one or both would have also been lost. Today they are fat and lazy, and so peaceful that they can be kept together with goldfish.
If you do decide to try a redbreast, then I would suggest only 1. Lepomis tend to be more tolerant of other species and most aggressive towards their own.
