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this sunfish came in with some small comet goldfish so i decided to take him home. so i got some info but none were for aquarium life. what size tank and the combatibilaty?

lepomis gibbosus

Sunfish- cold water, semi aggressive compatibility, nothing small enough it can eat. Very cool fish, we have them locally in the lakes here. They get quite large- I once caught one around the 6 inch diameter size, so i assume they need around a 55g tank. I think they are a schooling fish, the larger the school the better.


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they shoal n r territorial (may also b illegal to keep in some areas if u care) they grow fast n will eat anything that they can fit in there moufs ur gunna b amazed on what they can get to fit in
they love to b fed n they r inteligent n will recongnize u as a food source 55g wood b great they r very pretty fish

tank setup wood b to place a rock pile or driftwood with plants on or around it in the center of the tank he will take that over as his territory they do good with larger fish they dont need a heater n like strong fitration love live food feed with minnows n worms n leeches n other insects for best coloring
if u need more info jsut ask me

Pumpkinseeds are short eared sunfish which are particularly aggressive. They grow to about 10", and do not like the company of conspecifics. Anything as large or larger than the fish itself can be housed safely.

Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 29-Dec-2004 16:37

they get much larger than 10"

No they don't. You're average wild pumpkinseed grows to about 13" TL (I guesstimating--I've personally caught larger back in rochester). In the home aquaria, it will unlikely grow larger than 10" long.