www.fishchannel.com/fish-exclusives/fama/conservation-corner/pygmy-sunfish-elassoma.aspx
Did a quick google for you, I've seen them before on the forum and only info I know is that they are difficult to feed.
I do believe gillie has kept em before? If so he'll likely have pots of good info on them.
Gillie has kept everything unique and nano hahaha
Cool water fish, prefer really heavily planted tanks, pretty much only eat live food. You might get them to take frozen bloodworms, or suitable sized golden pearls if you're lucky. Occasionally turn up on aquabid in the native fish section.
Gillie has kept everything unique and nano hahaha
Good stuff guys. Might consider keeping them in a good size tank along with scarlet badis and cherry shrimp in the future. Heavily planted and I'll make live worm, daphnia, or brine shrimp cultures for them. They should be compatible right? since they're generally peaceful. My only concern is if they'll eat each other's fry...
They are very shy and docile, scarlet badis would reign over them with an iron fist (or fin in this case). I kept them as the only species on the bottom with a group of leptolucania occupying the top.
I try lol, but there are still a few that elude my grasp.
That's pretty much the gist of successfully keeping them.
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Is there any unique nano fish from Australia you're trying to get your hands on? I'd love to keep sunfish but I'd never see them here in aus.