blue gills???

[gilly7715]

my soon to be roomate wants to put a blue gill hes had in his 20g in an empty 29g i have in storage.... i need to know more info about them as in is it a general name for multiple types of fish, how big can they get, is a 29g big enough, what kind of food can we feed them, etc. i dont want to keep it if we cant keep it in a healthy and comfertable environment. any info will be appreciated thanks

 

[bacon]

i used to keep natives and i would say a 55 or even larger for a blue gill.

 

[ewurm]

At full size, I would say a minum of 55 gal for one bluegill. They are a specific type of Sunfish, and can reach 3 lbs in optimum conditions.

 

[Demon_fish]

yea id go with a 55 at least. these guys get kind big. iv seen them at a foot long

 

[Chad55]

55 but 29 will be fine for atleast a year.

Chad

 

[gilly7715]

well ill talk to him about buying a 55g

 

[darthbravo]

I had one for about 6 months and i kept him in an 80gal and WOW can that fish eat. Really koo fish to have. 29g would be ok but only for him and no other fish.

 

[fishcatch22]

a spotted sunfish will probably do good in there. i've heard they only grow to 6".

 

[hmt321]

a spotted sunfish will probably do good in there. i've heard they only grow to 6".

there are 2 types of spotted sunfish

Orange spotted (Lepomis humilis) max out at under 6" here is a pict

and red/black spotted (Lepomis punctatus) they get about 8" or so

I got that pict off of the nanfa forum,

 

[TicaL]

yea id go with a 55 at least. these guys get kind big. iv seen them at a foot long

You're thinking of a Calico Bass, it looks similar to a blue gill but it is not even related.