Bluegill Maturity

[JEAE21]

ok thanks. i guess i can count on a few breeding in the spring.
maybe i can release some adults in there to speed it up.

will bluegill eat their own babies though? or other bluegill minnows?

 

[_Sushi_]

I have caught bluegills on bluegill minnows, but not very often....the one species that bites on them frequently is Crappie.

You could try it, just make sure you have plants in your pond. And a lot of those babies.

 

[teleost]

I know I'm really gonna sound like a jerk here.....never stopped me in the past

Minnows are of the family Cyprinidae. Young fish are called many things depending on age but fry is suitable in most social situations. Young bluegill are not "minnows" but rather bluegill fry. Even baby bluegill is better than trying to put them in a different family.

 

[Druu]

Thanks. I netted them in a reservoir..it is on of the smallest around here but it's still HUGE enough to not get them stunted..i'm sure. it's a small lake with a big bass reputation!

thanks guppy but it's private, lol. we've got guppys in them too!

oh yeah off-topic but..guppys are fish that give birth inside them right? I have a guppy with a HUGE belly..it's been like that for almost 4weeks but do you think there are fish in her stomache? i don't have any plants in the tank though.. can the babies eat the mom alive, inside out?

Seriously kid, do some research. I cannot think of any fish in the animal kingdom that exhibits this behavior. Learn the differences between oviparity, ovovipary, and viviparity.

 

[id10t]

Right tackle and they'll be a blast to catch next year during their first nesting season... learn how to fly fish and do dry flys..

 

[JEAE21]

I know I'm really gonna sound like a jerk here.....never stopped me in the past

Minnows are of the family Cyprinidae. Young fish are called many things depending on age but fry is suitable in most social situations. Young bluegill are not "minnows" but rather bluegill fry. Even baby bluegill is better than trying to put them in a different family.

thanks for the info. when i say minnows, can you take it as baby fish..in general

also sushi, there are some plants underwater, and lilly pads. occasional duckweed in the spring.
thanks for the crappie info too, could probably use them in pig crappie lakes!

 

[JEAE21]

Right tackle and they'll be a blast to catch next year during their first nesting season... learn how to fly fish and do dry flys..

yeah my tutor does all that fly fishing so we'll have some fun.
did i say that i was gonna order a few lunkers too? well anyways, i am gonna try to get them with poppers!

hey, what else would be cool in the pond?
no bass.lol

i have guppys in there already. and i think someone released their koi or catfish in it.. not sure it was dark and i saw a wierd white-ish rounded tail swimming away.

 

[fishlvr]

You have seen that kind of growth in sunfish? Wow, I haven't. I currently have 7 species of sunfish and none of those species was particularly quick growing except for the largemouth bass. I would say 4" a year is more likely, at least with pumpkinseeds, longears, rock bass and the others I have experiance with.
As for bluegill I would say they reach maturity at 2-3 years of age and about 3-5" in length.

My sunfish are growing that fast. I've had my longears for about 3 months and my largest is nearly 3.5 (I got him at 3/4"). My tank is about 75 degrees F and I fed them bloodworms for the first month then flake and pellet. Same for my warmouth, except faster. He's almost 4" and I got it at the same size.

 

[JEAE21]

are the bloodworms the frozen type?

 

[Druu]

are the bloodworms the frozen type?

Have you seen any other type?