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Old 23-04-2016, 03:53 PM   #1
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Default Videos of the beautiful Longear Sunfish.

Came across this very beautiful video of North American native fishes.

The beautiful fish is the Longear Sunfish. It is not a cichlid.

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Spring is upon us, and it’s that time again when some aquarists among us start thinking about the fishes that swim in our local rivers, streams, ponds and lakes.

With good reason too, because our North American native fishes can, at times, rival the most brilliant reef fishes and freshwater dazzlers. This video, published by Brandon Brown, hits that point home showing off two stunning favorites during breeding season; Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) and Cardinal Shiners (Luxilus cardinalis).

At this point, if you’re not wanting to add a natives tank to your fishroom…we’re probably not doing our jobs!

Now, it’s worth mentioning that the husbandry of sunfishes is reportedly challenging at times; one look at those cartwheeling males should hint at the potential for aggression, particularly in mature and breeding Sunfishes. Zimmerman’s Fish, a producer of native fishes that sells into the aquarium trade, suggests that the Longear Sunfish is best kept in groups of 6 or more (presumably to spread aggression out), or singly. At an adult size of 6-8 inches (15-20 cm), that should tell you that a 20 gallon, or possibly even the standard 55, might not be enough space!

As we always remind our readers; the keeping of native fishes often has specific local and state rules; we encourage you to acquaint yourself with the laws in your state before you go collecting or purchasing these fishes.

Of course, a membership in the North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA) won’t hurt either (and their quarterly publication, American Currents, is quite well done.)

BONUS UPDATE

We just found this second video of Longear Sunfish, again shot by Brandon Brown!

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Old 23-04-2016, 09:10 PM   #2
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Very active and beautiful fish .
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Old 23-04-2016, 09:40 PM   #3
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Beautiful colours and as aggressive as cichlids. So nice to see them in the wild.
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Old 28-04-2016, 11:30 PM   #4
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Beautiful attractive colourful fishes...

Thanks for sharing TS...
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Old 30-04-2016, 02:19 AM   #5
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Old 30-04-2016, 01:13 PM   #6
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Anyone know where to get this fish? I remembered seeing them at river safari, right? Same species?
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Old 30-04-2016, 02:02 PM   #7
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Very active and beautiful fish .
Hahaha....I know you itch liao hor.
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