Purple sunfish?

[Slippery K]

I would love to see a pic of these purple sunfish, iv personally never even seen one like the postedpkc above. Definatly a cool lookimg sunfish.

 

[Steveo McNello]

Except there's no pictures of the purple sunfish he speak of and it can be anything....I know warmouth can be purple but so are other sunnies or even other sunfish-like fish.

Alright dude, calm down. Perhaps you didn't read post #8.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Alright dude, calm down. Perhaps you didn't read post #8.

Bluegills comes in different colors as well. All we need is a picture of the purple sunfish.

 

[WahooWillie]

I'm with MN_Rebel. Picture is worth a thousand words. Can't really argue about what it is until we see it.
Personally, I've never seen sunnies other than bluegills be truly purple. Just for reference here are a few out of my pond:
Some are straight up purple. Some aren't. Look at the last picture - you can see purple on the sides, but that orange breast that was mentioned by the OP.

 

[Dispatch273]

I'll be getting pictures of the "purple" sunfish on Friday....until then I'm enjoying the pictures of all these other sunfish! I'm going to bring a specimen container with me to see if I can get a shot of the fish in water too. They really were the nicest looking sunfish I've ever seen. They were really clean and healthy looking. How do I find out if its legal for me to take one home to put in my aquarium? I tried the state websites but there was no mention about keeping the fish....

 

[mcsnapper1]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?36365-RESTRICTED-SPECIES-LISTS-BY-STATE
I know this might not answer your question about keeping one, but it could be a starting point.

 

[Chubbers]

Start here at this number. They should direct you to the appropriate department.


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[Dispatch273]

So I called and it looks like I can legally take one(one more) to keep in my tanks! Yay! I'll be going on friday. Any pointers on how to transport them home? I was thinking of just bringing large bags and doing it that way....
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[Chubbers]

Depends on how far. If your vehicle has an inverter stick an airstone in a 5 gallon bucket with it. I work from my vehicles so inverters are essential, they can also be picked up for around 20 bucks, always handy.


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[Dispatch273]

I've got an inverter so thats no issue. I live about 25-30 mins away from the river.

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