Okay well Its on me to correct the situation I guess.A temperary tank divider or removing the deco were two things that have been suggested to me elsewhere.
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
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Here's what I think. You got your FH probably as a showcase fish. A centerpiece fish if you will. FH's are valued upon their color intensity and condition of their finnage.
Why let a common wild fish destroy what you've got? Seperate any way you can, and power feed that FH.
I caught a greeen sunfish once (with two styrofoam cups!!!
) when my family and I went fishing. We were trying to hook catfish but couldn't. I saw the little guy hiding in some plants by the shore. Everytime I missed with the cups, it would come back a few minutes later, until I got him.
Took him home (he survived quite a long trip to get home) and kept it with a RD that was larger than him. He not only outgrew the RD (as far as rate) but he was constantly battling the RD.
Very cool fish... aggro, 'hits' the food you give it like a sport fish.
You're right about the chompers senor pescados. When I had mine, I took it out a couple times to hold it by the jaw as if I caught it with line and reel, and my thumb was always left with lines from where the teeth cut my skin!
Why let a common wild fish destroy what you've got? Seperate any way you can, and power feed that FH.
I caught a greeen sunfish once (with two styrofoam cups!!!
) when my family and I went fishing. We were trying to hook catfish but couldn't. I saw the little guy hiding in some plants by the shore. Everytime I missed with the cups, it would come back a few minutes later, until I got him.Took him home (he survived quite a long trip to get home) and kept it with a RD that was larger than him. He not only outgrew the RD (as far as rate) but he was constantly battling the RD.
Very cool fish... aggro, 'hits' the food you give it like a sport fish.
You're right about the chompers senor pescados. When I had mine, I took it out a couple times to hold it by the jaw as if I caught it with line and reel, and my thumb was always left with lines from where the teeth cut my skin!
I am pretty sure that it is a Green Sunfish, does it have 2 black spots on the fins above and below where the tail starts? Like this pict?
Warmouth and Greens can be hard to tell apart, generally warmouth do not have the spots above and below the tail, and they lines emerging from the eye to the gill flap. I think they also get slightly larger. (to 13" or so)
here is a good pict
My uncle gave me one of those that he caught several years ago and it was very aggressive, it would attack the gravel siphon tube with out fear. I would be concerned for the safety of any other fish that is in the same tank with this fish.
Warmouth and Greens can be hard to tell apart, generally warmouth do not have the spots above and below the tail, and they lines emerging from the eye to the gill flap. I think they also get slightly larger. (to 13" or so)
here is a good pict
My uncle gave me one of those that he caught several years ago and it was very aggressive, it would attack the gravel siphon tube with out fear. I would be concerned for the safety of any other fish that is in the same tank with this fish.
Thanks guys 100% green sunfish it is.
Well I tried taking out the deco and putting in 3 full grown silver dollars and 4 goldfish for target fish and the sunfish doesnt care about them at all,and is still chasing the FH everywhere,she wont even defend herself against it,and lives up in the corner facing down.
I guess I will have to take it out.It is a coldwater species then?how cold are we talking?should it be fine in my pond?
I want to keep it and maybe try again later when the FH is much bigger than it.When they both max out in size the FH should be about 2X the size of the sunfish,no?
Well I tried taking out the deco and putting in 3 full grown silver dollars and 4 goldfish for target fish and the sunfish doesnt care about them at all,and is still chasing the FH everywhere,she wont even defend herself against it,and lives up in the corner facing down.
I guess I will have to take it out.It is a coldwater species then?how cold are we talking?should it be fine in my pond?
I want to keep it and maybe try again later when the FH is much bigger than it.When they both max out in size the FH should be about 2X the size of the sunfish,no?
thanks will do.
Do you figure it could ever work at any point in time?The FH does get much bigger than the sunfish,no?
I'm not worried about it too much because if it wont work Ive got a new pond fish but they do look cool together,or did until he decided he didnt like her.He definately is not an ugly fish by far.
Do you figure it could ever work at any point in time?The FH does get much bigger than the sunfish,no?
I'm not worried about it too much because if it wont work Ive got a new pond fish but they do look cool together,or did until he decided he didnt like her.He definately is not an ugly fish by far.
