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longear sunfish males

Started by Guest_bbrown_* , Jul 14 2013 10:32 PM

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#1 Guest_bbrown_*

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Posted 14 July 2013 - 10:32 PM

Nesting longear sunfish males. Some of the prettiest I've seen.

Edited by bbrown, 14 July 2013 - 10:35 PM.

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#2 mattknepley

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Smack-dab between the Savannah and the Saluda.

Posted 15 July 2013 - 06:06 AM

Wow. Those are some great lookin' fish! Thanks for posting.

Matt Knepley
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."

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#3 Guest_ttman_*

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Posted 15 July 2013 - 07:43 AM

ah so you're the guy w/the youtube videos of those awesome longears.

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#4 Michael Wolfe

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Posted 15 July 2013 - 10:28 AM

I've never noticed before these close up shots the red line on their forehead... makes him look extra angry at you for intruding on his space

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#5 Guest_bbrown_*

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Posted 15 July 2013 - 09:13 PM

As far as I know, the red stripe is only seen in longears from the western Ozarks. The red stripes are strictly a stream fish and at least in Oklahoma are confined only to clear upland streams. There is a distinct dividing line between our red stripe and the ordinary longear. As far as we can tell, they don't mix at all, even thought the occur very close together.

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#6 Guest_EricaLyons_*

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Posted 15 July 2013 - 10:22 PM

I share your videos with all my friends on facebook. They're an excellent response to people who say that pretty fish only come from tropical countries. Very well done

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#7 Guest_bbrown_*

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Posted 15 July 2013 - 11:12 PM

Thanks!

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#8 Guest_BenjaminS_*

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 01:15 PM

Wow, stunning fish and excellent filming, man I want to get some more sunfish before summer is out!

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#9 Guest_tricolor_*

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 05:10 PM

Hi bbrown. Wondering since the clip seems to be from Oklahoma, wondering do you have video or pic of highland stoneroller?

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#10 Guest_centrarchid_*

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Posted 25 July 2013 - 11:01 AM

As far as I know, the red stripe is only seen in longears from the western Ozarks. The red stripes are strictly a stream fish and at least in Oklahoma are confined only to clear upland streams. There is a distinct dividing line between our red stripe and the ordinary longear. As far as we can tell, they don't mix at all, even thought the occur very close together.

Orange stripe on nape also exhibited by longear of central Missouri. Character I have not seen in south draining river system of south central Missouri. Color also all over the place up here. Some mostly reddish-orange; others bluish.

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#11 Guest_XeevXwm_*

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Posted 09 January 2014 - 02:29 PM

amazing! Would love to see more videos or photos! Thanks for sharing.

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#12 Guest_AMcCaleb_*

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Posted 13 January 2014 - 03:50 PM

I've got some central longear from So. IL and they have the same basic color markings except for that stripe on the head. Beautiful fish. Love the video!

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#13 Guest_XeevXwm_*

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Posted 14 January 2014 - 01:24 PM

Are these similar? The male in the video "somewhat" has a red stripe on the head too.

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#14 Guest_XeevXwm_*

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Posted 14 January 2014 - 09:50 PM

Do you have any more pics of this fish?

http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

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#15 Guest_gitano_*

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Posted 15 January 2014 - 02:50 PM

I'm new to NANFA, so I ask the following question with some naiveté: Where - specifically - was this video shot? It looks too large for anything but a commercial aquarium, and extraordinarily clear if in "the wild". And extraordinary density.

Apologies if NANFA "etiquette" prohibits asking such questions.

Paul

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#16 Guest_smbass_*

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Posted 02 February 2014 - 05:27 PM

Longears nest in colonies and it would not be difficult at all to find that sort of density in the wild during the warm months when they are breeding. Also the clear water is not hard to find in the Ozarks, many very clear rivers and streams in that part of the country. I have no idea the exact locality but as the thread talks about this form of Longear is found in the SW portion of MO in the Missouri River basin (I keep some from this general area and breed them every summer selling off the young) and parts of OK and AR. I have kept and continue to keep and breed many different forms of Longears and this strain with the red stripe on the nape is my personal favorite, not only sunfish but my over all favorite native fish to keep in aquariums.