Fish ID?

[JIM]

Nothing about this fish indicates being a green sunfish, at this age it could be lots of things, but most likely bluegill, or a hybrid bluegillXWho knows

 

[Noto]

The large mouth and the number of vertical bars rule out bluegill; 'gills have 8-10 regular, distinctively "hollow" bars, this fish has about 12 solid bars. The irregularity of the bars is also typical of juv. greens; the only other sunny I know of with such numerous, irregular bars is the longear, and this fish doesn't look like a longear to me.

 

[JIM]

??? bluegill in with comets at petco....thats odd

It is kinda weird at Petco , I keep an eye out there as well as everywhere else, because its not uncommon to find natives mixed in with feeder, goldfish, etc. I think it depends on the source of the fish, most come from Florida ponds which are full of little sunfish, and no one bothers to sort them out before shippment. I have found those once at Petco. Mostly though i find them in the bait fish at Gander Mountain. A good place to look for natives in the winter here in Indiana when its too cold to go to the creek or river

 

[JIM]

They belong in my feeder tank lol.

WoW !!! Thats kinda ironic, I feed my Warmouth, and Large Mouth Bass, baby chicla

 

[sandtiger]

Appears to be a green sunfish ([FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Lepomis cyanellus).[/SIZE][/FONT]

 

[sandtiger]

WoW !!! Thats kinda ironic, I feed my Warmouth, and Large Mouth Bass, baby chicla

Just ignore the haters, they don't have the capacity to appreciate what lives in their own backyard.

 

[SOKO]

not really sure what it is, i think it might be too early to tell. as far as i care they are cichlids from north america (note: don't flame me, its just my opinion)

 

[cudatim68]

Definitely not a blue gill. I don't know about LA but here in New York it is illegal to sale native fish.

 

[phoebeq]

Definitely not a blue gill. I don't know about LA but here in New York it is illegal to sale native fish.

Well, I wouldn't be selling them. I would basically be "adopting" them out. People make a donation to the Petco Foundation...we don't actually make any money off of them, it all goes to rescue groups.

 

[le patron]

not bluegill, mouth is too big, eyes look a kinda small, and their body is two elongated to be bluegill. not sure on the eyes though, they look like green sunfish

not green sunny looks just like mine when i about 2 months after i got it, mouth size is same and so is coloration