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Anybody know anything about the Longear Sunfish, aka - Cherry Bream? I did a topic search and it doesn't look like anyone has talked about it yet. From the picture I saw, they look really cool, but what are the pros/cons of stocking a pond with them? If you want to check out a picture of the Longear - go to the following link and click on "Sunfish": http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/infish/species/index.phtml
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Size is the main downside. They typically don't get as big as bluegill and shellcrackers.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Ok, I did a little more research and wasn't aware that Longear are also called Pumpkinseed. I've found quite a few topics related to Pumpkinseeds. I thought it was strange that no one had talked about it yet......
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Longears and pumpkinseeds are indeed two different, although both quite colorful, sunfishes. For those who might care: the longear sunfish is Lepomis megalotis while the pumpkinseed is Lepomis gibbosus. There are a couple of good pictures here. http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/centrarchidae.html Dave
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Not only that but there are two subspecies of longears.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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I didn't know that!!
They sure are pretty fish. We had a lot of them in Kansas; none in South Dakota. I can't recall the biggest longears ever being more than about 4-5 inches.
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Like you said, very pretty fish, but is it worth stocking a pond with either longears or pumpkinseeds? Or should I just stick with Bluegill and maybe some Redears (shellcrackers) since they grow larger? Would it hurt to have a few Longears or Pumpkinseeds in the pond just for the fun of it? What about Redbreast?......too many species...... 
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The colorful Long Ears are a main staple of the San Marcos River, 30 miles South of Austin, TX...they thrive in 70 degree swift flowing water.
I seriously doubt that they will be able to withstand the more harsh "pond" environment.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dave Willis:
[QB]I didn't know that!!
Yes, I have text that shows central longear and I believe northern longear. Too lazy to get the book out right now. In one, the ear tab is more angled than the other and I believe also on one of the two the ear tab is less rigid and bendable.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Originally posted by jdk4174: Like you said, very pretty fish, but is it worth stocking a pond with either longears or pumpkinseeds? Or should I just stick with Bluegill and maybe some Redears (shellcrackers) since they grow larger? Would it hurt to have a few Longears or Pumpkinseeds in the pond just for the fun of it? What about Redbreast?......too many species...... I would shy away from too many species of sunfish as they hybridize easily in small ponds. I would stick to bluegills or bluegills with some redears (shellcrackers) to keep the snails down and add the potential for panfish bigger than bluegills.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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i have redears in my ponds that are right under a lb!.. huge!! .. biggest redear i've seen...bluegill grow the same.. i've seen some of the largest bgills come out of my own ponds!! now with the help of this site, i got feeders now.. and i'm going for 1 1/2!!.. i'll keep you posted!.. one day i'll get a web address and post all these lies. . right>>.hahah
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