Black-banded Sunfish -- Enneacanthus chaetodon

To this day the most memorable aquarium I have ever seen was one that the local college had in a greenhouse next to the science building . It was obviously custom made because it was very large and nearly square but still rectangular and somewhat shallow . It was densely planted with Anacharis which thrived in the greenhouse with no additional lighting and there was a great colony of some kind of sunfish in it . Larger ones about six inches . I think they were caught locally because I’ve seen them in a large pond on the edge of the Yellowstone River here . Very nice looking fish but you never see them in peoples aquariums . We have many nice native fish in North America but they have few admirers outside of NANFA members .
 
We have many nice native fish in North America but they have few admirers outside of NANFA members .
Yes. Europeans have long been more interested in our native species than we are. The species that is the subject of the current thread is one of the more notable examples.
 

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