sunfish tank-29g

[ryanj612]

would a sunfish tank work though with a baby green sunfish, a baby bluegill, and a baby pumpkinseed, or two of each?

 

[mgk]

tank is too small for those fish.

 

[ryanj612]

what if i only keep a bluegill and a green sunfish and a few shiners? ive got a pond that i can put them into if they get too big for the tank too.

 

[warmouth]

what if i only keep a bluegill and a green sunfish and a few shiners? ive got a pond that i can put them into if they get too big for the tank too.

I had two green sunfish that outgrew my 39 gallon and I had to put the survivor in a friends pond. I would recommend at least a 55 gallon for Bluegill and Green Sunfish .... your tank is the perfect size for Dollars or Bantam or Northern Longear Sunfish.

 

[ryanj612]

ok. where could i get a bantam sunfish or northern longear sunfish?

 

[warmouth]

Zimmermans , Jonahs and Sachs all on the Web they all ship and have a good reputation. Nanfa website will have more info. on natives.

 

[ryanj612]

ok. do you know what area they are native to? like are they found in nebraska or iowa?

 

[warmouth]

ok. do you know what area they are native to? like are they found in nebraska or iowa?

Sorry, no according to the Petersons guide to N.A. fish theyre not native to Nebraska....but there is a small but very pretty sunfish with vibrant colors that is native to , the Orangespotted sunfish; on youtube they have a video of a Orangespotted in a 30 gallon.....very nice looking fish and could be kept with small madtoms and some hardy shiners.

 

[ryanj612]

thanks ill ask around to see if anyone has caught those in the area. one or two of those in a tank would be sweet.

 

[ryanj612]

well the only sunfish that i have in my area that i can get are bluegill, green sunfish, and pumpkinseed (rare).