55 gallon sunfish tank

[Jighead]

I am setting up a 55 gallon just for native sunfish. Where I live there are few sunfish species so I will be ordering from this site: http://www.jonahsaquarium.com/fishlist01.htm

So far the sunfish that have caught my eye are the pumpkinseed, the longear sunfish, and the dollar sunfish. Possibly a yellow bullhead also.

Of these species what is compatible for my tank?And in what numbers?

Suggestions are welcome and encouraged . Also I have no clue what other suitable tankmates would be except for fathead minnows.


Thanks - Jighead

 

[Bassman89]

pumpkinseeds and longears are my personal favorites..if you put them in a 55 gallon...maybe like 3-4 small ones depending on the size but they will outgrow the tank
crayfish are good tankmates if you dont get the bullhead..but id get the bullhead and leave the crays

 

[Demon_fish]

for most sunfish species you will only be able to get one
exept for maybe the dollar sunfish but i dont know

 

[lil_blue]

i dont think pumpkins will outgrow the 55... i had a small one in a 2g for a lil while

but he was veryyyyyyyyy small

dollar sunfish is the way to go

oh and, ive never seen a pumpkin at 10" in the wild if anyone has, i need a pic

so i think a tank will stunt their size

 

[ewurm]

Fathead minnows will not be tankmates for very long.

 

[lil_blue]

lol, yeah hes right, but thats what im doing too

even my darters eat em lol

at first put in stuff you wont mind losing, especially with a bullhead

 

[soggysandwich]

Fathead minnows will not be tankmates for very long.

i hear that, i use those suckers for bait when i go fishing

 

[Muillinaust]

i dont think pumpkins will outgrow the 55... i had a small one in a 2g for a lil while

but he was veryyyyyyyyy small

dollar sunfish is the way to go

oh and, ive never seen a pumpkin at 10" in the wild if anyone has, i need a pic

so i think a tank will stunt their size

I've caught ~12" Pumpkinseeds on flies before, but that is not a very common occurance.

 

[Chad55]

IMO you could probably keep one of each in a 55. Not a bullhead though. Pumpkinseeds usually dont grow over 8" in an aquarium and longears I think are like 6-7" fish. Dollar sunfish rarley hit 5" I'm pretty sure.

Chad

 

[lil_blue]

dam, that is NOT a very common occurence indeed

where were you fishing, the ones i catch are in crowded ponds, which i think stunts their size

get a pic next time