Pumkinseed Sunfish!

[pbass510]

I was wondering if my 3" sunfish would eat my 3" bichirs im a little worried because i caught him the other day and hes really smart he ate all the feeders i left with him the other night i thought his mouth would be injured due to me hooking him but hes eating that night so i was thinking of puttin him with my main tank with pbass,indo datnoid,and my 3x3"senegal& albino and my 4-5" delhezi

 

[wantokeeptrout]

You could try it but bichirs are the BEST possible shape to swallow for predators. I had a hujita that ate a ropefish 2 inches longer then itself, but if the pbass won't eat it maybe the sunfish won't they do have small mouths. I just wouldn't chance it but it might work out.

 

[pbass510]

i mean my dat and pbass both have way bigger mouths then the sunfish but im thinking the sunfish is wild and will naturally try to eat the bichir

 

[exwp]

bichers are relatively indestructable. sunfish usually eat much smaller prey.

 

[RiverMonsterFisher]

I dont see how it would eat them if they both are 3 inches.

 

[pbass510]

alright thanks you guys makes me feel more safe haha i put him in this morning and hes getting bullied by my datnoid right now

 

[star5328]

Then he better kill him, because the tide will certainly turn and quickly

 

[Spazzoni]

Pumpkins have small mouths. If you had Greens i would be more concerned. Pumpkins will be fine with the birchirs as long as territory is not a problem. Same size, birchir's are not food for pumpkins when close to same size.

 

[pbass510]

Then he better kill him, because the tide will certainly turn and quickly

You think so? are they aggresive? i had bluegills before but not with this set up. My dat owns the tank he thinks hes a cichlid he bullies my convicts also

 

[pbass510]

Pumpkins have small mouths. If you had Greens i would be more concerned. Pumpkins will be fine with the birchirs as long as territory is not a problem. Same size, birchir's are not food for pumpkins when close to same size.

umm.. im not sure if its a pumkinseed or green? i just assumed ima try take some pics it has to be one of them, he has a pretty big mouth when i hooked him i used a bass size hook like his mouth is the same as my pbass but there the same size hes just wider in width