[/quote]

What I meant was "...even on a fellow member of genus Lepomis of superior quality, character, and disposition."

[/quote]

I’m not sure, either that was a compliment for being a nice guy or I was insulted. My assumption is that I have nice fish.

While looking up the meaning of "Lepomis" on Wikipedia ran into this picture of a cousin to our lowly bluegill. This fish has a somewhat similar red ring around the eye.

Attached Images
Lepomis_miniatus.jpg

It's another day in paradise