My Longears

[piggy67]

Dont you need a chiller for sunfish? I thought the temp had to be around 64-65 to keep them happy and brought up to around 73-74 slowly( to bring out the spawning colors by tricking them into thinking its spring). I know of a pond around me that has the most beautiful bright orange bellied hybrids, i want some badly...

 

[warmouth]

Dont you need a chiller for sunfish? I thought the temp had to be around 64-65 to keep them happy and brought up to around 73-74 slowly( to bring out the spawning colors by tricking them into thinking its spring). I know of a pond around me that has the most beautiful bright orange bellied hybrids, i want some badly...

It depends on the type of sunfish and where theyre from. Their is a subgenus of Longear from Louisiana and Mississipi that does well in tanks that are in the high 70s- low 80s (Ive read) then there are Northern Longear which would do much better at lower temps like the upper 60s to mid 70s (Ive heard). If you have a Northern Longear and live in Southern Arizona and dont have your airconditioner always running 9 months out of the year you would need a chiller, if you live in Minnesota and run your airconditioner in the summer you will probably be fine (if your tanks inside). Redear, Fliers, Bantam,Spotted,Florida Bluegill, Louisiana Bayou Longear and Dollar Sunfish do well in warm tanks, whereas Pumpkinseed, some strains of Bluegill and Longear do better in cool water, and it all depends on where the Sunfish is from if its a Orangespotted, Redbreast, Warmouth, Green or Mud Sunfish. Since Im from Mo. and had Green Sunfish they were pretty resilient with the warm or cold and I kept them at room temp. (80s in the summer, upper 60s in the winter) and they did fine.

 

[fishy12]

nice natives!

 

[piggy67]

It depends on the type of sunfish and where theyre from. Their is a subgenus of Longear from Louisiana and Mississipi that does well in tanks that are in the high 70s- low 80s (Ive read) then there are Northern Longear which would do much better at lower temps like the upper 60s to mid 70s (Ive heard). If you have a Northern Longear and live in Southern Arizona and dont have your airconditioner always running 9 months out of the year you would need a chiller, if you live in Minnesota and run your airconditioner in the summer you will probably be fine (if your tanks inside). Redear, Fliers, Bantam,Spotted,Florida Bluegill, Louisiana Bayou Longear and Dollar Sunfish do well in warm tanks, whereas Pumpkinseed, some strains of Bluegill and Longear do better in cool water, and it all depends on where the Sunfish is from if its a Orangespotted, Redbreast, Warmouth, Green or Mud Sunfish. Since Im from Mo. and had Green Sunfish they were pretty resilient with the warm or cold and I kept them at room temp. (80s in the summer, upper 60s in the winter) and they did fine.

Ok, do you think some Michigan sunnies will do well at room temp(76-78)?Beautiful fish BTW

 

[warmouth]

If theyre Northern Longears and your getting them from a cool creek or lake upper 70s will be at the top end of their temp chart, where are you getting them from (cool creek warm lake etc)?

 

[Cookie*]

I've never heard of or seen them. Cool fish. Where do they come from?

 

[warmouth]

There are 3-6 species of Longear and they come from East of the rockies to West of the Appalachian Mountains in the Lower 48 states. IMHO the Central Missouri or "Kansas" longears are the biggest with the Northern Longears being the smallest , but they are all beautifull fish.

 

[gar man]

If i"m not mistaken that looks more line a pumpkinseed then a longear sunfish. Could we get a clear side pic?

 

[Fishcrunch]

I'm quite sure these are both longears, i caught them two feet away from each other having territorial disputes. The variety available for a longear is fascinating.

 

[warmouth]

I'm quite sure these are both longears, i caught them two feet away from each other having territorial disputes. The variety available for a longear is fascinating.

I agree!