Sunfish ID

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But in Ohio and also in Minnesota, they are very common.....and yeah it is Orangespotted Sunfish, they dont get big, usually 2-3 inches long but we did captured a 6 inches long Orangespotted sunfish out of the trap nets at the job.
 
MN_Rebel said:
But in Ohio and also in Minnesota, they are very common.....and yeah it is Orangespotted Sunfish, they dont get big, usually 2-3 inches long but we did captured a 6 inches long Orangespotted sunfish out of the trap nets at the job.
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Ok thanks. This is probably the 4th one I've caught. I get most of them in a cast net.


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I'd take the crayfish out if the fish is that small...I've had seemingly too small crayfish eat fish much larger than themselves.
 
ReelBigFish said:
I'd take the crayfish out if the fish is that small...I've had seemingly too small crayfish eat fish much larger than themselves.
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I've had small fishes killed much larger crayfish after it has molted. The sunfish should be fine with a crayfish assuming that crayfish isn't mature sized.
 
Crayfish is 1.5" long. Haven't had a problem with this guy. He was houses in the same ten with 20 guppies for about three months before the guppies were moved. Never had a problem with him. They should be fine. This orange spotted sunfish will likely be moved to my 1400 gallon outdoor pond were I have tons of blunt nose minnows as cray fish. Along with lily pads and rock work to hide in. He should be fine in there until I put in my channel cat which I'm growing out in my 75.


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