Re: NANFA-L-- ID of Sunfish and Taking Pictures

Derek Parr (derekparr-in-earthlink.net)
Sun, 15 Jan 2006 23:05:27 -0500

try this site:

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/centrarchidae.html

-derek parr
chapel hill, NC
cape fear river basin

deanmarkley-in-comcast.net wrote:

> Hello all! I am in need of help identifying some sunfish I have in my 110 gal tank. I know I have a single pumpkinseed. I also four others that seem to resemble a pumpkinseed but also have other traits that indicate maybe redbreast, redear or outside chance a bluegill. The fish are young, being about 7-8 months and are about 3 inches long. The pumpkinseed came from the Chiques Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna here in Lancaster County. The other four came from Grubb Lake, a 6 acre flooded open pit iron ore mine here also.
>
> So, my questions are:
>
> 1. What are some good sources for identifying these?
>
> 2. How the heck do you take a good picture of these nosy fish? I've been trying with my Nikon Coolpix 4600 but they keep coming nose on to the camera.
>
> 3. Assuming I can get pics, where can I post them for people to see?
>
> Dean
> --
> Dean A. Markley
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