Fish ID

[vtec_chump]

I don't think the forum has a section just for fish id-ing. So kind people of canadian aquarium connection can you please help me to ID this fish. Here goes:

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/vtec_chump/CIMG2782.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/vtec_chump/CIMG2771.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/vtec_chump/CIMG2770.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/vtec_chump/CIMG2769.jpg

[WaterPond]

Its some type of panfish...

The finnage and colouration resembles a female bluegill.

Picture:
http://www.nicholls.edu/biol-ds/biol348/fishsets/pics/Lepomis%20macrochirus%20female.jpg

[vtec_chump]

Its some type of panfish...

The finnage and colouration resembles a female bluegill.

Picture:
http://www.nicholls.edu/biol-ds/biol348/fishsets/pics/Lepomis%20macrochirus%20female.jpg


Wow, nice find. That picture is so accurate. Now just to get the genus specie or even a normal name....

thanks for the pic

[Melody]

Lepomis macrochirus.

I wouldn't have known that if not for Mr. Waterpond's pic - the species name was in the .jpg url, but I sounded real smart there for a minute! :laugh: Nice detective work Mr. Waterpond!

[WaterPond]

Haha, after years as a unseasoned fisherman, i know my crappy fish. You know.. the ones you think are gigantic bass, but when you pull them up they are just tiuny little nothing fish. :mad:

They are cute though, make good pets if given about a 40gallon+ all to themselves. They get fairly large, and are uber agressve.

[vtec_chump]

i actually caught these by hand! it was a pretty funny moment to remember. gonna return them to the lake soon, it'd be better for them too.

p.s. heard they make a good meal when camping

[WaterPond]

Haha, they are really boney fish. Not the best eating

I am glad you will release them. They really dont deserve to be kept in tanks.

[mcman]

there's a guy back here that only keeps north american fish and some are as colorful as any cichlid.

[Melody]

That would be interesting to do, if I had the tanks for it.

[WaterPond]

At the last CAOAC convention there was a speaker about native fish. Defintely some beauties out there.

I was offered some rainbow darters, but i turned them down because i didnt want to have to dedicate the space and cool water needed.

Pic: http://www.nativefish.org/img/store/RainbowDarter.jpg

[Melody]

Stunning! I guess I think of your average fishermen's fish when I think of native fish. I quite honestly had no idea that there were such beauties in my back yard.