This has been my experience with sunfish in the wild, in aquariums, and my
artificial ponds. Nesting male sunfish species have one thing on their mind,
protecting that nest. Even after total destruction of that nest, they will
fan a new one and start over, often in the exact same spot. Nesting sites
are picked for a reason, and that area is used regardless, barring drought
drying that area out, or flooding putting it too deep for proper sun. Green
sunfish for one will remain with a nest after receding water has left only a
depression of water and fry, flipping over the rim and back to the main
water.
Ray W.
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