Fish ID?

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tydus;2642018; said:
Looks like some sort of sunfish to me. They are actually related to cichlids afterall.
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same order, different family, so not that closely related




its some Lepomis sp., probably cyanellus as was said



anyway, should be in natives (as was also said)



so why did I post? lol
 
looks like a warmouth or a green sunfish.. the mouth looks different then a bluegill.. isn't this the cichla forum?
 
phoebeq;2641865; said:
Hi guys. I don't know if I am posting this in the correct spot...but what the hey. Ok, I work at Petco. I am recieving my feeder comets this morning and I see some fish in with them that are definitely not goldfish. I sifted through all of the goldfish and found eight 1-2 inch fish that I have no clue what they are. I posted this here because from what I can tell they are shaped kinda like juvenile bass. I could be COMPLETELY wrong on that...lol. I was just thinking maybe you guys could help me out and tell me what the heck these fish are :) Pardon the bad pics...all I had was my little point and shoot with me. All I know is that they are some type of cichlid...I think...lol. Thanks in advance for all of the help!

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Warmouth? Mouth looks too big for a B-Gill.
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Nice Bluegill! Beautiful!!
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B-Gill
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Gill?
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hybrid?
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Definitely green sunfish. They have a larger mouth and more elongate body than other sunnies, making them more bass-like in appearance. The short or lacking 'ear' on the gill cover and blue markings on the face are typical of greens, though they are not the only sunnies to have such markings.

They're fun fish if you decide to keep them, but are very aggressive; think jaguar cichlid. They are moderate in size; a 12" green is considered very large.
 
Noto;2642691; said:
Definitely green sunfish. They have a larger mouth and more elongate body than other sunnies, making them more bass-like in appearance. The short or lacking 'ear' on the gill cover and blue markings on the face are typical of greens, though they are not the only sunnies to have such markings.

They're fun fish if you decide to keep them, but are very aggressive; think jaguar cichlid. They are moderate in size; a 12" green is considered very large.
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if its a green its pretty washed out.
 
It's somewhat washed out no matter what it is. All sunfish can change color readily based on background color, light intensity, turbidity, stress levels, etc. Warmouth are almost as fast as flounder at changing color.
 
Bottomfeeder;2642942; said:
if its a green its pretty washed out.
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it was just packed in a plastic bag with a couple hundred goldfish for a few hours, thats probably why its washed out
 
Ok, well thanks again guys. I looked up some pics and information on the two suggestions and it looks like it is a Green Sunfish afterall :) Now I just have to decide what to do with them. I am not going to put them back in with the feeders... I guess since they came in as feeders then I will prolly give them to whomever wants them for the 27 cent price of the feeders, since I can't give them away for free... I am sure someone will like them :)
 
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