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Orange spotted sunfish

Started by Guest_chappy6107_* , May 29 2013 03:41 PM

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#1 Guest_chappy6107_*

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Posted 29 May 2013 - 03:41 PM

I have been reading up on different sunfish species and it seems like the orange spotted sunfish is a relatively mellow/not aggressive fish. In a 55g, how many would be suitable to that size tank and if only doing a couple of these, then is it best to have 2 males or a male and a female?

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#2 Guest_EricaWieser_*

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Posted 29 May 2013 - 03:50 PM

Are you intending to breed them?

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#3 Guest_chappy6107_*

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Posted 29 May 2013 - 04:36 PM

no intentions to breed but wouldnt mind if they did

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#4 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 29 May 2013 - 05:40 PM

I've had 5 in a 55 gal. tank and they were fine, I'd imagine you could go a little higher than that.

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#5 Guest_chappy6107_*

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Posted 30 May 2013 - 12:16 AM

what about tank mates?

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#6 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 30 May 2013 - 12:38 PM

I've kept them mostly as a single species tank. But even as mellow as they are compared to other larger sunfish, they'll go after shiners that are even slightly smaller than they are with bad consequences.

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#7 Guest_MichiJim_*

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Posted 30 May 2013 - 01:56 PM

I've kept o-spots with northern longear (L. peltastes) and dollar sunfish, all of similar size, with no problems. The trick was to keep the tank stocking pretty dense, about 20 - 25 sunfish in a 180 gallon.

My experience was that o-spots were not agressive, but were very willing to stand their ground and not be pushed around. Everyone found their space and peace reigned, even while breeding. As Bruce noted above, if it fits in their mouth, its fair game.

All in all a great fish and were part of one of my favorite setups.

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#8 Guest_chappy6107_*

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Posted 30 May 2013 - 04:04 PM

^{true about if it fits in their mouth, that is just about true for most fish. Does anyone know where I might find those for sale right now. otherwise I will have to wait a couple of months for another members stock to become available.}

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#9 Guest_dafrimpster_*

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Posted 31 May 2013 - 09:49 AM

Aquabid native fish section. I bought some there. Nice fish

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#10 Guest_chappy6107_*

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Posted 01 June 2013 - 12:36 AM

@ dafrimpster, I have tried to keep an eye out for them on aquabid. but lately i have not seen them available. do you remember the sellers screen handle?