Went fishing...need an ID

[Kaosu]

ok..so i went fishing for a few hours today, a few bites and nothing

on my last cast this little monster hit my line

im pretty sure its a pumpkinseed..just want to confirm it
its a little stressed in the pic, when pulled it in it was all neon blue and freaking amazing with some neat stripes..

^_^any info would be great.

(all the white is bright powder blue..crappy phone pic)

 

[pshtex]

that my friend is a pumpkinseed sunfish

 

[Kaosu]

that my friend is a pumpkinseed sunfish

thats what i thought ^_^..lovely little fish

 

[fishwhisperer]

they are pretty sweet lookin lil buggers

 

[Kaosu]

yeah they are..the pic didn't even capture half is colors...that and he is stressed
hes about 5 inches (small hands)..currently in a 40 gallon out side.

from what i have read they reach a max of 9 inches.....any one keep these guys ?
hows there temperament with tank mates ..min size tank for them?
food?

 

[ExoticGREEN]

what i heard for food.Most people try to get them on cichlid pellets or just pellets in general lol.Glw that lil guy

 

[just3542]

I've seen 12 inchers in the wild, but that's in a large lake, not in captivity.

 

[fobrinkle]

Def. a pumpkinseed but haven't seen many 12"ers ever. Need pics if you're gonna throw out a number like that. That would be a state record here in Michigan. Nice catch. I had one in my classroom 55 gallon tank. It started on pellets about a week after I caught it. Much more aggressive than the bluegill I had in there.

 

[Bderick67]

cool looking fish, any in tank shots?

 

[Kaosu]

thank you everyone for the info so far!^_^

he has colored up wonderfully over night and took some night crawler chunks from me this morning..here are a few shots as requested ^_^
the bruise he had on his nose from the hook is completely gone but he has a few rips in his fins.

hes in a 40 gallon out side on my porch atm in QT...i thought i got all the sticklebacks out before putting him in but we missed one and the pumpkinseed has been hunting him today.

made a small video but i cant figure out how to get it off my phone...again sorry for crappy phone pics.....so in love with this guys colors.(the tank is always covered in algae..its out side)