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WattaMelon;3322324; said:
Great, I was hoping to setup a 40-Gallon Native fish setup.
So, my little brother had a friend over, and they had asked if they could go frog hunting at the pond down the road. So I tolled them they could, and away they went. About 10 min. later they came back and tell me I have to come with them, there are some 'huge' fish in the pond. Alright, so i go, not expecting much. I arrive and I see some good size fish, maybe 5 in. I was actually surprised that this pond had any fish in it at all. Its not connected to any water sources, it was just put in so that when it rained the water would drain off the roads and flow into the pond. So, I tried to catch one, and eventually did. I got a good look at it, and realized that I had seen it before...
So I brought it home, and it finally hit me that it was a Green Sunfish! The color was a bit different than the original that I had purchased at the pet store, and once I researched it a bit more I figured out that it was a female, and the other is a male! A pair! I'm just a little upset that I paid $8 on a fish I could catch right down the road, lol. The only thing that makes it worth it is that I bought a male and caught a female. To bad they spawn in early June, too late now.
Pics! (Male has more color, yellow in bottom fins, ect.)
So I did some switching, and testing, and watching, and I was able to get the two Green Sunfish into the 40-Gallon. I currently have a Pumpkinseed Sunfish, the two Green Sunfish, and two minnows in the tank. (Caught the minnows at the pond, hoping to get a school of them). I was wondering, would it be safe to put my baby Bullhead into the tank? He is only an inch, so I would be worried about someone eating him...
Hoyo12;3323867; said:
In my opinion, both of the greens will max out that tank, period. Minnows? Are they small enough to fit in the green's mouths? If they are, they'll be eaten. The bullhead might be eaten, but in my experience sunfish tend to stay away from bullhead. I wouldn't risk it though.
WattaMelon;3323935; said:
I just measured the tank again, the tank is actually a 50 Gallon. 3'x18"x18" (Still a bit small, but better than a 10-Gallon, lol)
The minnows are a pretty large size, and I haven't seen any attempts yet to eat them. (Maybe 3 inches) I won't put the Bullheads into the tank then. Too risky.
That's actually a different species (L. macrochirus), not just a different local name.Iffrat;3322177; said:i catch them in the same areas in the local lakes .. toss my line in the same place at catch both .. but thats nothing like them together in a tank
fyi my largest "bluegill" common name around here is around 10" and over a lb .. so they get much larger then they look.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegill
And that's actually a green sunfishXbluegill hybrid. They are a very commonly farmed game fish. At the hatchery where I used to work, we almost exclusively carried the hybrid bluegill (occasionally pure bluegill, and never greens-but kept several display specimens that would occasionally turn up in a hybrid batchchefrific;3322193; said:
Iffrat;3322177; said:i catch them in the same areas in the local lakes .. toss my line in the same place at catch both .. but thats nothing like them together in a tank
fyi my largest "bluegill" common name around here is around 10" and over a lb .. so they get much larger then they look.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegill
this fish is not the same as TS fish
