Often overlooked, these banded (or sometimes referred to as striped) pygmy sunfish are honestly my favorite. They seem to be more bold, even their wild caught parents stay out in the open and don't hide when I approach their tank. I've even seen the adults attempt to eat pellets, so they seem to have a more adventurous pallet. Neither the parents nor the F1 offspring are trained to eat pellet food, but I see the potential.Though they are not as colorful as others pygmy sunfish species, their out...
Up for auction are 2 pairs of Elassoma gilberti, AKA the Gulf Coast Pygmy Sunfish, born and raised right here in Brooklyn. This is a stunning nano fish that only grows to about 1”. They’ll only eat live food, however. Mine do very well with a diet of BBS, Grindal worms and micro worms. Among their many great attributes is their ease of breeding. In tanks full of Java moss, babies will start emerging from the moss in a few months. These will be the last F1s I’ll be offering - F2s won’t be...
