Red Ear Sunfish
Spawning: Usually during mid-May through June when water temperatures are 65-75 degrees. Preferred spawning locations are 1-4 feet of water with sand or gravel bottom, or on any other bottom substrates and in deeper water.
Food: Snails and other mollusks, crayfish, insects and insect larvae, small fish. Their habit of eating snails led to the name “shellcracker.”
Adult Size: Normally 9-11 inches.
Identification: A deep slab-sided fish similar to the bluegill except the ear flap is black with a red or orange margin; black blotch at the base of the dorsal fin is absent.
Pricing
| 2” | OUT OF STOCK |
| 3” | $1.25 |
| 4” | $2.50 |
| 5-6” | $4.50 |
To order fish, please call or email the Fin Farm. Fish sizes, prices and availability are subject to change.