Sunfish I.D.

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What sunfish is this? sorry i cant get better pics, my nikon is acting up and wont let me upload any photos tonight.100_3059.JPG100_3061.JPG100_3064.JPG100_3067.JPG100_3072.JPG

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theyre all the same type of sunfish btw, and pay no attention to the minnows
 
They don't look like the same sunfish to me...
Pics 3 & 5 look like bluegill (and the top left fish in Pic 2).
Pics 2 & 4 look like redbreast (and the bottom right fish in Pic 2).
 
^ except they are 1-2 inches long and can't be properly IDed.
 
You are right, MN. And even after looking at Pic 4 again, that rear fish could be a green. So until better photos are taken, no fish can be IDd 100%. But I am 99.9% sure that they are not all the same species.
 
^ you are right, they are not all same species. I swore one of these sunfish looks like a green sunfish but maybe let them grow up a little then we can ID them. I hate ID tiny sunfish.
 
Ok, guys, thanks for all the comments MN and WW, I will upload some good pics with my good Nikon and if they're still un I'd able I will grow them out. I was thinking that the one in the 4th pic in the rear was not a green but a longear? And the one in front is probably redbreast. It's cool because they all came from the same lake.
 
Ok, guys, thanks for all the comments MN and WW, I will upload some good pics with my good Nikon and if they're still un I'd able I will grow them out. I was thinking that the one in the 4th pic in the rear was not a green but a longear? And the one in front is probably redbreast. It's cool because they all came from the same lake.
COOL MAN! Ive been seeing ALOT of baby Sunnies down here in MD! I could probably just dipnet em... It would be
cool to get little guys and raise them up to adults...:)
Anyways, Good Luck:)
 
COOL MAN! Ive been seeing ALOT of baby Sunnies down here in MD! I could probably just dipnet em... It would be
cool to get little guys and raise them up to adults...:)
Anyways, Good Luck:)

Thanks bro, i actually caught them with a simple, inexpensive Dipnet from dicks. If they're babies in the shallows I wonder how many types of sunnies are lurking deeper in the pond. Probably green, gills, and redbreast, but could have some other mysteries. What I love about catching these babies is they're like mini mystery boxes, ya never no what to expect!
 
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