Sunfish and Minnows

[Master Zero]

I have about two dozen adult Minnows in my pond, and I added two adult Sunfish. Will the Minnows be ok, or will the Sunfish be too aggressive and probably kill them?

 

[morganj157]

sunfish will prolly eat them atleast thats what i think

 

[Master Zero]

The thing is, the Minnows are really big, too big to fit in their mouths.

 

[ewurm]

What kind of minnows?

 

[Master Zero]

Fatheads, I bought them at a bait shop.

 

[ceeej31]

if the sunnies cant eat them they should be fine

 

[fishkeeper1]

you'd be surprised. i had a 6in sunfish take a 4in lure. if there hungry enough, theyll take em, especially fatheads, there long and narrow and could fit easier in a fishes mouth than lets say a shad. if you want a large number of them to survive, feed them pellets or something like that

 

[Master Zero]

Thanks you guys, so basically just keep them well fed. I was more worried about territorial issues because the Minnows seem to school at the same spot the Sunfishes hide.

 

[fishkeeper1]

put in more hideing spots. the fatheads will use this as cover and a place to breed. make several from wood, plants, ect...

 

[AppStateBimmer]

my Redbreast Sunnie loves fathead minnows. That's what I feed him mostly