Agreed. I'd be way too nervous to put the #2 fish into an all male pond. It's gotta be closer to 100% than that one is. I actually think I can see a dark fleck or two on the nape.

Bill is definitely correct that in the case of slowly maturing or non-dominant males it would be better to see this fish in the context of other fish from the same pond.

I have one pond that I put all of the ninety-five percenters in and haven't had an accident yet. It will happen eventually though.


Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.