Least Aggressive Sunfish?

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Zeetrain;4696014;4696014 said:
Which is the least aggressive sunfish species?
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What size of Sunnie are you looking to get? Pygmy sunfish and Bluespots are also supposed to be very peacefull if your looking for small fish.
 
Sunfish is kind of a broad term. Pygmy sunfish are not sunfishes at all, but crappie and black basses are also considered to be sunfish. If you are talking about the Lepomis sp of sunfish, then I'd go with orangespotted and bantam sunfish being the least aggressive. But the Enneacanthus sp (bluespotted, banded, blackbanded sunfish) are less aggressive.
 
I can't tell you what is the least aggressive, but I can tell you what IS aggressive. Bluegills and green sunfish. Initially I housed my green with a bluegill who was larger. At first, the bluegill would pick on the green, chasing him around the tank whenever he saw him. My green became very reclusive and hid in a cave. After a few weeks, the tables ad turned and the small green was chasing the bluegill around. They eventually reached a point where they would have these face offs with no chasing(kind of like a stare down...it was pretty funny). The green now has his own tank.
 
WahooWillie;4696737;4696737 said:
Sunfish is kind of a broad term. Pygmy sunfish are not sunfishes at all, but crappie and black basses are also considered to be sunfish. If you are talking about the Lepomis sp of sunfish, then I'd go with orangespotted and bantam sunfish being the least aggressive. But the Enneacanthus sp (bluespotted, banded, blackbanded sunfish) are less aggressive.
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I agree, with Warmouth being the most peacefull of the large Lepomis sp.
 
Pygmys are cool, but have their own separate family.

Centrarchidae? Like was mentioned before, really broad. The least aggressive ones I have seen in aquaria are probably the "western dollar sunfish"...these guys are big pansies. I have a friend who is looking to get rid of two of them that are probably around 4" right now.
 
My western dollar killed several fish his own size in a single bloody night. Which points out that individual variation can be more important than species when considering temperament. Still, in general I would agree with Willie and Warmouth here.

To help us help you better, why not tell us more about your setup, tankmates, etc.?
 
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