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Identifying Freshwater Fish
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04/10/19 06:00 PM
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Hey all, the husband and I just moved to a new place with a decent size pond and we decided to throw out a net and see what was in there. Do any of you know what these fish might be? I was thinking maybe crappie the little one? Not real sure! The bigger one has a little bit of red on the outer part of his tail.
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Re: Identifying Freshwater Fish
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04/10/19 06:20 PM
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First one is a Sunfish. The larger one is a Tilapia.
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04/10/19 06:53 PM
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Oh okay wow, is the sunfish almost like a bluegill?
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04/10/19 07:58 PM
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Oh okay wow, is the sunfish almost like a bluegill?
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Re: Identifying Freshwater Fish
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04/11/19 02:20 PM
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Oh okay wow, is the sunfish almost like a bluegill?
The bluegill is a member of the sunfish family. There are several others in the family.
See the Wikipedia write up for a good explanation. The bluegill is a great eating fish. I am not sure how well they will compete with the Tilapia in your pond. Feeding them with a commercial fish pellet will make them both grow faster.
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04/11/19 05:47 PM
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First one looks more like a crappie to me. Second one looks like a Tilapia.
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04/11/19 06:13 PM
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First one a sunfish, and second one is a tilapia. Personally, I would try to get rid of the tilapia to limit competition with other species such as bass.
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04/12/19 01:07 PM
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Nice little guys, I hope you kept them for some great bait fish??
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04/21/19 07:27 PM
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First one looks more like a crappie to me. Second one looks like a Tilapia.
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really? that's not a crappie? my whole life is a lie! lol
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04/21/19 10:53 PM
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Bluegill and Tilapia!
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Re: Identifying Freshwater Fish
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04/25/19 02:15 AM
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Yep, sunfish and tilapia. Get the tilapia out as they can overpopulate.
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