Local pond fish

[Hannibal the Bichir]

Hello,
I caught this fish at my local pond, I caught a crappie as well. Sadly, I fell asleep and the crappie died from lack of oxygen. This one survived and I believe it is a species of sunfish. Another ideas?
Thanks

 

[maxwellag]

That is a dollar sunfish. What size tank is he in?
Be careful when keeping native fish like that. Usually to do it you need both a fishing license and a license to import native animals.

 

[Hannibal the Bichir]

It's in a 10, I found outthats it's legal in my sate.

 

[smileyface9]

How big is the fish? It looks too big for a ten gallon.

 

[Cichlid Kid]

Yeah it is to big for a 10gal but they make great inhabitants when put in a native type setup with larger aquariums.

 

[Hannibal the Bichir]

I wanted to see its reaction to being kept in a aquarium. So far so good, so I will put it in a 20 tall this weekend.

 

[Hannibal the Bichir]

Would that suffice, or go with a bigger tank.

 

[Hannibal the Bichir]

Oh, if I go with a native tank. Have anyone of you ever owned one. I have a 20 gallon long, but the inhabitants are under 3 inches. Never found a native or other natural pond fish that has colors worth being kept in an aquarium. So, this would be pretty new to me. I have two ponds that I coul introduce them in as a last resort.

 

[maxwellag]

Dollar sunfish can get up to 5 inches long. IMO they need a 40g at minimum. I suggest releasing him back to his pond.

 

[Hannibal the Bichir]

Yah, he's 5 inches long right now.

 

[smileyface9]

Yeah I second on getting at least a 40 gallon. A 20 gallon is too small..better than a 10 gallon, but I still think you should get at least 40 gallons. JMO, but you should go with a 55.

 

[Hannibal the Bichir]

One last option, 55 gallon tank. Although there is one catch, it inhabits a red eared slider at about 7 inches at its carapace. Could thatwprk

 

[Hannibal the Bichir]

Sorry, spelling check error. It houses a red eared slider.