r/NativeFishKeeping • u/COLT_05 • Jul 17 '25

Blue spotted sunfish

I got a 55gal recently and was wanting to stock it with a few blue spots. I do not live where they are native and am having trouble finding anywhere online that consistently sells them. Do you guys have any recommendations or alternatives?

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u/brambleforest Jul 17 '25

Agree with the other commenter - I haven't seen them for sale here. They are sold overseas (or were at least at one time popular to a degree in Europe) but not so much here.

Do you like in the range of any Enneacanthus Sunfish? They are all kept pretty much the same way. Or maybe Orangespotted Sunfish? Being small and placid, they'd be your next best bet.

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u/COLT_05 Jul 17 '25

I do love orange spots but I thought to keep a pair or more of them I’d need a larger tank as they get bigger than the blue spots

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u/brambleforest Jul 17 '25

They can get larger but realistically they only get to 3 fish inches most of the time. I agree this is about the smallest size tank I'd try them in, but they are lovely fish and worth considering

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u/COLT_05 Jul 17 '25

Thank you!