What is this fish

[Peacockbass]

I can figure out what this fish is I caught out of my pond. I'll try and get a better pic when it gets less shy.

 

[Peacockbass]

Here is a better one

 

[cbourg746]

Looks like a native species. Bluegill or crappie. Bass maybe. Where did you get it?

 

[gman42]

It looks like a sunfish to me

 

[cbourg746]

It looks like a sunfish to me

Could be.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Some type of sun fish

 

[ghostking010]

Stressed out sun fish

 

[Freakgecko91]

Some kind of sunfish. Definitely put it back, you're not only risking the lives of any other fish in the tank, but of the sunfish itself

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Some kind of sunfish. Definitely put it back, you're not only risking the lives of any other fish in the tank, but of the sunfish itself

Very true

 

[mikem691]

Thats a common bluegill But depending where you live it goes by different names

 

[mikem691]

Here is a link to compare it to
Fishing in Illinois

 

[LSUMAN]

That is definitely a green sunfish, they can be very aggressive and with a bigger mouth than most sunfish species it will eat just about anything. Keep an eye on him.

 

[Peacockbass]

That is definitely a green sunfish, they can be very aggressive and with a bigger mouth than most sunfish species it will eat just about anything. Keep an eye on him.

Yeah this thing had little teeth

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Green sunfish nails it

 

[aquandrew]

also called a rock bass its a mix between sunfish and largemouth bass

 

[LSUMAN]

Yeah this thing had little teeth

Do you have anything else with it in that tank?

 

[Peacockbass]

Do you have anything else with it in that tank?

Yeah a jack Dempsey and an African cichlid and a pleco

 

[LSUMAN]

Yeah a jack Dempsey and an African cichlid and a pleco

Then it should be fine, I have a couple along with other species of sunfish, they tend to be more aggressive to their own species or if the other fish are much smaller than they are. I have some baby ones about .5-1 inch and they are funny if I come up to the tank they swim to me and stare and will chase anyone else away that tries to stare at me too

 

[Peacockbass]

Hahaha my blue gills did that. I had to get rid of them but they had personalities those were the only fish I had that my parents liked.

 

[LSUMAN]

Hahaha my blue gills did that. I had to get rid of them but they had personalities those were the only fish I had that my parents liked.

Haha they have good taste. It's surprising how much personality each sunfish has, it's cool, my big male longear that I have in my room if he sees movement he's up at the front of the tank investigating