blue gills

[fishyjoe24]

how big do they get. one is for adoption on craigslist.org isn't a blue gill a cichlid.

[supersmirky]

It's a perch. Catch them der in lakes. Sunfish are very pretty

[Blakearooskey]

I saw that and thought it looked like a crappie.

[fishyjoe24]

yeah guy said it was only 6-8 inches long

[ElijahTurtle]

If it's a blue gill, it ain't gonna get much bigger then

[REYREY]

I have blue gills in with my goldfish. They are ones my son caught at Joe Pool Lake. These were the smallest we had and right now they are around 2.5 inches long and about the same high...thin creatures they are..

In the big tank,,the one I killed most of my SON's fish in.... we had around 5 more. These were considerablly older and larger.... these were around 6 inches long and 5 inches high....

the coloration in them is interesting... the yellow patch under the neck area really became golden and the green hue was just amazing...if you caught them right in the tank...you would not seem them because of the coloration....

If no one is interested in getting them,,,I will take him..need to find the listing..

Not exactly sure what geneology they follow... '' sunfish '' is something I have heard.... I think they are related to the same family as BASS.. but pretty sure I am wrong....

nice addition to a cold water tank.... they seem to thrive in the warmer waters and gather more coloration...but they are cold water fish

[greeneyed]

Here ya go ReyRey

http://dallas.craigslist.org/pet/634900922.html

[supersmirky]

$10 is a little much for a lake caught fish

[REYREY]

I agree.... they can cook them up...!!!

[ElijahTurtle]

With the spring spawn upon us, it won't be long & you can nab tons of these little fry that are around an inch or less all along the shores of any lake or pond.

[AndrewH]

I think I remember reading somewhere that the local texas perch (at least some of them) are related to the or are in the cichlid group. Others, like the black perch, are a.k.a. black bass.

I'll see if I can find those articles again.

EDIT: It was the warmouth & green perch = a.k.a. rock bass

[AndrewH]

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/water/aquaticspecies/inland.phtml

here are some of them.

[lellison]

I kept them when I was younger. I just caught them in the spring and tanks around my house. Joey, if you want some, just catch them, I would not pay for them.

...and yes they are tatsy

[bra8ndy8]

Yeah I wouldn't pay for that either......:eek:

[supersmirky]

...and yes they are tatsy

Is this another word for spunky?? :hehe:

[lellison]

lol, I meant tasty

[bra8ndy8]

Ohhh you're spelling like me!! It's a little early for wine.....ok maybe not!

[lellison]

nah! lol

[fishyjoe24]

i didn't know you can catch them at the lake, i thought he was going to be tank buster.
i just saw the ad and was wondering how big they would get. i would reather have a full grown red hook silver dollar then this fish.

[lellison]

sounds good Joey, have you seen red hooks lately?

[China8USA]

I think I remember reading somewhere that the local texas perch (at least some of them) are related to the or are in the cichlid group. Others, like the black perch, are a.k.a. black bass.

I'll see if I can find those articles again.

EDIT: It was the warmouth & green perch = a.k.a. rock bass


the only native cichlid is the texas cichlid. cichlids and sunfish/panfish share an ecological niche but are not really that close genetically.

[AndrewH]

Yeah, that's what I gathered from reading that link... they look like some of the cichlids, but are classified separately. Might be the difference between the warm and cold water, but not really sure.

[dpatterson]

i allways thought a blue gill is in the perch family. the biggest one ive seen is about 9-10 inches

[fishyjoe24]

yes i have seen some red hooks but not full grown i have yet to see one at full grown which is 11.8 inches. they have some at exotic aquantics(Spelling?) for 15.99 but they are small.

[lellison]

i allways thought a blue gill is in the perch family. the biggest one ive seen is about 9-10 inches
yes, they are a perch. You've seen a bluegill 9-10 in? If so, that's freakin huge

[sap]

yes, they are a perch. You've seen a bluegill 9-10 in? If so, that's freakin huge

Hybrid bluegil can reach that size and weigh 2.5-3 lbs

[kewlkatdady]

i caught a blue gill in a pond the other while bass fishing with a 4" lizard...


it was bigger than my hand...

beautiful fish.

[xtc]

So- still too small to be a keeper huh? :rofl:

it was bigger than my hand...

beautiful fish.

[kewlkatdady]

for a blue gills thats pretty dang big.

So- still too small to be a keeper huh? :rofl:

[Haiven]

not an anole, but a ___________

[China8USA]

yes, they are a perch. You've seen a bluegill 9-10 in? If so, that's freakin huge

They are a sunfish actually. Perch are another family entirely.

these are the sunfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrarchidae

[misplacedsooner]

yep, i used to fish for yellow perch in michigan....a bluegill or sunfish are totally different family. a perch has a bass/walleye type shape. freaked me out when i came down here and people were saying they caught a mess of perch and they would show them to me and i was like those sir are not perch....not even close.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_perch
mike

[mrsadler]

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