meepster;498521; said:
Cichlids have dorsal spines but they're not grouped on their own as they are in sunfish.
are these blue gills? Or what are they?
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Cichlids have dorsal spines but they're not grouped on their own as they are in sunfish.
Sorry, but I do not know how anyone here is trying to ID a fish with those photos? I agree that they do not look like any sunfish I have seen, but I would not rule it out completely. Nobody anywhere can ID those fish with any certainty until they can see them!
straitjacketstar;498695; said:I would.
You can do that if you know what you're looking at.
Really? so you can tell .with 99% certainty what genus and species these are, from the pics? Wow, you must really be into Tilapia. I stand corrected
if there north american native .. then they look more like ROCK BASS (smallmouth) the red eye and goldish color are give away's aswell as body shape , long but stubby kind of .. 
Skipjack;498763; said:
Indeed you do.
I gave all info needed in my first post. With 100% certainty they are Oreochromis. I never guaranteed species but gave several possibilities. I personally think they might be O. niloticus due to the red eye.
Yes I have kept a few "tilapia" (though Oreochromis are not scientifically considered tilapia) and have been "quite into them".
while everyone agrees on a name, i saw one of those in a creek by my house .it was about 7-8 inches long and had fry.the babies were black with red eyes.the adult was yellow and silver horizontal stripes.i didnt bring a pole so i couldent catch it.
