Re: NANFA-- aggressive sunfish

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 07:43:16 -0500

I kept a green x pumpkinseed sunfish, and yes, he really was nasty. In
fact, my kids named him Mr. Nasty.
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From: "R. W. Wolff" <choupiqu_at_wctc.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- aggressive sunfish

>
> > > I have never seen a fish so aggressive as the pumpkinseed sunfish.
> > [I guess you've never seen a green sunfish.]
>
> I would agree, the green is probably the most aggressive and adaptable
> sunfish, although dollar sunfish males can be very nasty, but usually only
> to species of similar coloration. And there is always that rogue in any
> species someone is "lucky" enough to get in their tank. For non true
> sunfish the greenXpumpkinseed hybrid surpasses the pure green sunfish in
> aggressiveness. In my experience pumpkinseeds were pretty docile, a little
> gill flaring and nipping, but no full blown scale peeling fin shredding
> going on with those fish.
>
> Ray
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