BlueGill Cichlid

[d20monsteroscar20]

Does anyone where have or heard of Bluegill Cichlids? I need some information on these guys, so any help is appreciated.

 

[Chad55]

It could be just a regular bluegill. Bluegills are pretty closely related to cichlids. A picture could help though.

Chad

 

[Honda12]

Never heard of it before.

 

[d20monsteroscar20]

http://images.google.com/imgres?img.../images?q=BLUEGILL+CICHLID&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=

 

[awdawg]

I have a bluegill in my tank, you can catch him on the cam quite often...

 

[Jason_S]

moved this to the North American native fish forum for you. the bluegill is not a cichlid, but rather a sunfish. the sunfishes are the closest related family of fish to cichlids but they themselves are not part of the Cichlidae family.

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

I think he got it confused because of the statement "Bluegill & Mayan Cichlid".

 

[sandtiger]

moved this to the North American native fish forum for you. the bluegill is not a cichlid, but rather a sunfish. the sunfishes are the closest related family of fish to cichlids but they themselves are not part of the Cichlidae family.

I think it's the wrasses that are the closest related fish to cichlids, could be mistaken though.

 

[fishnthings]

the colorful one is a mayan cichlid.. just makin sure your not confuesd

 

[d20monsteroscar20]

wait....what? Bluegills are not cichlids but sunfishes? so it means that they grow extremely big and are not sutable for an aquarium or they ok?