Measured my sunfish!

[mudangel]

 

[Vincenia]

Big sunny. I catch them that size or sometimes larger, but I throw them back. Pretty fish, but I can't keep them as a pet, only for eating, sadly. :[

 

[mudskipper10]

Wow hes pretty.... i wish i had room for a tank filled with these

 

[Rbishop]

Wow hes pretty.... i wish i had room for a tank filled with these

Lot's of fryers are big enough for crisp breaded sunnys.....

 

[henningc]

Can I ask what size tank, set up and tank mates? When I had sun fish they were really tough fish and very aggressive.

 

[Vincenia]

They should be kept in a species only tank. I catch these guys a lot and they attack anything I put in the water.. I think a tank about 75 or bigger should be fine... But from what I know, they are very dirty and cold water fish, so no heater is required (the rivers I catch them from never goes above 72F). I caught one the other day that was close to a pound and about 10-12" long and a good 6" tall. So they get big.

 

[Vincenia]

Here's a picture to help you to see the size of how big they can get.. Sadly this one didn't survive after being caught.

 

[Glabe]

Mudangel's looks like a green ear. They still get huge tho. Very beautiful fish! They don't put up a fun fight quite like a bluegill, but the hook is 10 times easier to take out they have fatter fillets, too

How long has that guy been indoors?

 

[Vincenia]

Her sunny is a green sunfish, very pretty.. But they get bigger if interbred with a bluegill. Greens get about 8-10" max..Bluegills get bigger XD I know a lot about these fish it ain't funny.

Bluegills fight like a trout does.. greens.. blah.. you can just reel them in like a litle minnow.