Help, blue gill went rambo...

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vaipulu;4263305;4263305 said:
His max size can't be over 4 1/2 inches. He was caught on a lure that was his size at the time. Fiesty, he got real beat up by my buddys, I didn't think he would make it, but I threw him in and he made a full recovery. I don't see any places where it looked like a nest. I will try to lower the temp, but for now im going to keep him in the 120 gal. Hoping a "time out" might make a diffrence. Thanks for the complements. Can anyone tell if its a male or female?
4 1/2 inches , gutsy little bruiser isnt he!?!
 
A few things I admit to doing wrong here.
1. Not realizing that blue gill are little beasts. With any fish there should be research, and because I didn't expect him to live, I did not do this.
2. Re-homing a cichlid in a native tank.

Getting that out of the way. Moving decorations around has kept everyone at bay, after bringing him back in the tank, hes behaving, but for how long? lol Does anyone want him? Ill keep everyone updated if anything changes.
 
warmouth;4265899; said:
4 1/2 inches , gutsy little bruiser isnt he!?!


Your not kidding, OF ALL THE FISH THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD NOT BRING UP ON MFK is this little guy. He really does patrol my tank slapping everyone around. :screwy: If he gets any worse I don't have anywhere to put him. He eats out of my hand, I don't think I could release him. lol Maybe he can hang with the festae JK JK
 
Ha. He sounds like a trip. Just put together a new 55 growout setup with some bass and a few bluegill and sunfish. All locally caught, except for the bluegill. Oh...and a convict. Fun tank. Native fish are some of the coolest to keep.
 
tommyd;4272661;4272661 said:
Ha. He sounds like a trip. Just put together a new 55 growout setup with some bass and a few bluegill and sunfish. All locally caught, except for the bluegill. Oh...and a convict. Fun tank. Native fish are some of the coolest to keep.
Tommy I agree I used to keep Goldfish and Cichlids....now its just native Centrarchids and theyre food (minnows).
 
so can anyone that knows about bluegill, sex my fish? Or is he too young.

*update* He is hitting growth spurts.
 
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