Blackbanded Sunfish question
#1
Posted 21 May 2016 - 06:20 AM
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."
#2
Posted 21 May 2016 - 06:36 AM
Have you tested WQ lately? What is the concentration in mg/L of Mojo in the water? If it gets too high, things spawn unexpectedly.
Congrats.
#3
Posted 21 May 2016 - 07:36 AM
In an aquarium setting breeding season does not apply for most sunfishes. Fish in good nutrition with proper temperature and sufficient light will spawn.
Show picture of adults and brood.
#4
Posted 21 May 2016 - 07:53 AM
#5
Posted 21 May 2016 - 09:32 AM
See, I always thought orange on the pelvics was a giveaway, but I may be wrong.
#6
Posted 21 May 2016 - 11:16 AM
In general i've noticed female E. chaetodon have brighter orange on the pelvics and males have a more distinct gold edge on the rear edge of the opercular flap, but neither of these characters is totally reliable. As James says, captive sunnies can breed any time of year, given suitable food and temp.
if these are outside ... are you sure he's not "guarding" treefrog eggs?
Gerald Pottern
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Hangin' on the Neuse
"Taxonomy is the diaper used to organize the mess of evolution into discrete packages" - M.Sandel
#7
Posted 21 May 2016 - 03:53 PM
"No thanks, a third of a gopher would merely arouse my appetite..."
#8
Posted 23 May 2016 - 11:53 AM
Sunfish eggs and treefrog eggs look pretty different. Do an image search and compare. Wild BBS spawning is reported mainly from March to June. R. Raesly (Frostburg State Univ) reported spawning in August in a MD wild pop. As long as there's enough food ... why not?
Gerald Pottern
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Hangin' on the Neuse
"Taxonomy is the diaper used to organize the mess of evolution into discrete packages" - M.Sandel
#9
Posted 23 May 2016 - 12:52 PM
I typically see the juvies around here starting in April so they probably spawn in March or so. I caught a bunch of pinkie nail sized ones this weekend in one of the Santee lakes.
Dustin Smith
At the convergence of the Broad, Saluda and Congaree
Lexington, SC
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