bluegill behavior

[fishingaddict]

i have these two bluegills. and one of them repeatedly uses his back fin and clears out all the sand and gravel in this certain area. what is he doin? like hes preparing a nesting bed?

 

[ROSS]

yes sir he is because he is a he .. in the wild the male BG clear's a nest and defend's it during mateing season... here is a pic of mine ,I'am not sure if he is male or female..
good luck with your's

 

[fishingaddict]

i have a pair.. one is a male i believe cuz his head is more bolder and kinda has a hump deal.. the other one i donno. anyone kno how to tell between male/female?

 

[Chad55]

i have these two bluegills. and one of them repeatedly uses his back fin and clears out all the sand and gravel in this certain area. what is he doin? like hes preparing a nesting bed?

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Could you get a better pic of those. They don't look like bluegill. I am thinking longear.

Chad

 

[fishingaddict]

yea, my mistake.. im just used to callin any sunfish like that bluegill, its some kinda longear

 

[Demon_fish]

i agree with ROSS. he is building a nest

 

[Chad55]

Deffinatly possible that he is building a nest. That would be really cool if you get them to breed. I am hoping to breed my dollars when they get old enough. Deffinatly keep me in mind if you get some fry!

Chad

 

[ROSS]

CHAD55 you are right I should have said LONG EARED SUNFISH .. but all male sunfish build and defend a nest in order to court the female.. and yes it would be cool to get them to breed andby the look's it mite just happen.. if those fish were both male you would see fighting / one trying to chase the other out of the tank .. good luck..

 

[ewurm]

Yep, that's what sunfish do to build a nest.

 

[guppy]

Watch for aggression as spring approaches and days get longer, sunnies can get ornery when horny.