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Baby sunfish ID

Started by Guest_NotCousteau_* , Sep 25 2014 10:33 AM

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#1 Guest_NotCousteau_*

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Posted 25 September 2014 - 10:33 AM

Hi All,

I was in a big box retailer picking up some supplies and they had several young sunfish in with their plants. I normally buy local but had to make a quick stop to at the closest place to my office.

Anyway, they said these often come in with their feeder goldfish shipment. They couldn't ID them. Sorry for the bad picture (fish wouldn't stay still), but does anyone want to hazard a guess?

They're about nickel-sized. Super cute. I didn't buy any; I'm just curious.

Thanks!

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#2 littlen

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Washington, D.C.

Posted 25 September 2014 - 10:48 AM

Green

Nick L.

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#3 Guest_NotCousteau_*

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Posted 25 September 2014 - 11:01 AM

Thanks for the prompt ID! If I had another tank going, I'd grab a few and grow them out.

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#4 Michael Wolfe

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North Georgia, Oconee River Drainage

Posted 25 September 2014 - 04:04 PM

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#5 Betta132

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San Gabriel drainage area

Posted 19 February 2015 - 02:38 AM

Just a warning: they grow fast and have BIG mouths, bigger than they'll show you. I got a 1 1/2" one the same way, about 3 weeks ago. It's already grown a half-inch and it's hounding my inch-long glowlight tetras. Pretty sure it's eaten the smaller ones. Very intelligent and interactive fish, but they're definitely the kind of thing to keep as a single wet pet.