Sunfish Pics
#1 Guest_dsaavedra_*
Posted 27 November 2009 - 11:09 PM
my fish really seem to like the driftwood and spend a lot of time in/around/under it, and their colors are really popping because they feel more secure now.
decided to take a few new pics.
here are some of the pumpkinseeds:
and here are a few interesting shots of my bluegill:
two standard profile shots for good measure :
and one of my crayfish, who for the past 2 months or so has been inside my old ceramic log, along with my other crayfish who is currently MIA:
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#2 Guest_SlimSanta_*
Posted 27 November 2009 - 11:29 PM
#3 Guest_dsaavedra_*
Posted 27 November 2009 - 11:53 PM
i am going to the lfs tomorrow and i'm looking to get some elodea, valisneria, and java moss for the wood.
#4 Guest_Radioguy_*
Posted 28 November 2009 - 12:10 AM
My Sunfish and Crayfish combo worked well ... for awhile.
Then one morning I looked into the tank and there was a crawdad shell and that was all.
#5 Guest_dsaavedra_*
Posted 28 November 2009 - 12:42 AM
i've had this particular crayfish in my tank for a little over 2 months, but i had my other one since january, never had any problems with either (except them hiding in the log for months at a time). actually, back when i kept cyprinids, my first crayfish would pinch their tails off sometimes.
#6 Guest_donkeyman876_*
Posted 28 November 2009 - 08:02 AM
#7 Guest_catfish_hunter_*
Posted 28 November 2009 - 10:59 AM
Nice sunfish. I hope those crayfish are good hiders.
They are bound to slip up one day, and the sunfish will be there to reap their rewards of delicous crawdad gumbo. Nice tank but your bluegill seems to be a female, and your pumpkinseeds are excellent looking but wait until the urge to mate srikes them, they will look amazing!
#8 Guest_dsaavedra_*
Posted 28 November 2009 - 11:57 AM
i was speculating that my bluegill was female, my larger pumpkinseed (pic 3) was male because it has a larger opercular spot, and more intense coloration, and my smaller pumpkinseed (pics 1 and 2) was a female because it barely has an opercular spot and its coloration is not as vivid. just my guesses based on appearance though!
the crayfish i know is male and i hope he sticks around for a while.
#9 Guest_catfish_hunter_*
Posted 28 November 2009 - 01:37 PM
yeah i thought my bluegill was female too. what made you think this? just the kind of drab coloration?
i was speculating that my bluegill was female, my larger pumpkinseed (pic 3) was male because it has a larger opercular spot, and more intense coloration, and my smaller pumpkinseed (pics 1 and 2) was a female because it barely has an opercular spot and its coloration is not as vivid. just my guesses based on appearance though!
the crayfish i know is male and i hope he sticks around for a while.
All the females I've caught look like that one, but it could still be a male. Mine is a male and looks stunning, but he looked drab until I cranked up the heat in the tank.
#10 Guest_dsaavedra_*
Posted 28 November 2009 - 07:30 PM
#11 Guest_catfish_hunter_*
Posted 28 November 2009 - 10:26 PM
#12 Guest_dsaavedra_*
Posted 30 November 2009 - 08:06 PM
#13 Guest_catfish_hunter_*
Posted 30 November 2009 - 11:45 PM
#14 Guest_dsaavedra_*
Posted 01 December 2009 - 04:06 PM
my big bluegill is the most aggressive, followed by my little 2.5" redbreast, then the smaller 3.75" pumpkinseed, then my big pumpkinseed.
#15 Guest_dsaavedra_*
Posted 01 December 2009 - 06:07 PM
chillin under a log:
peering through some sticks:
pretty much the same picture but with a more greenish cast:
and a cool action shot of him yawning (this one's my favorite ):
#16 Guest_catfish_hunter_*
Posted 01 December 2009 - 11:55 PM
#17 Guest_TonsOfFun5_*
Posted 03 December 2009 - 08:30 PM
#18 Guest_catfish_hunter_*
Posted 04 December 2009 - 01:29 AM
Does anyone know what it means when the fish "yawn"? Ive seen each of my species do it. They open real wide for no apparent reason. Any ideas?
Either they are sucking in microinvertebrates or actually yawning. I've even seen my yellow bullhead yawn. My yellow perch does it a lot.
#19 Guest_Newt_*
Posted 04 December 2009 - 11:26 AM
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