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Yay I love fishing I will keep trying! I thought he looked like a cichlid too but I do not think a cichlid would survice canadian winter would it?
I don't think cichlids can handle cold weather. They are strictly tropical. I live in Florida and tried a couple pretty ones in my koi ponds. Found them floating last February when the weather hit the high 30s for a couple of nights. Everybody else (koi and comets) did fine. The description of two "circles" on the sides is intriguing. Of course, sunfish have this but they also have pronounced spiny dorsal fins, which the overhead photo does not support. Bluegills have smaller "spots" and can be quite aggressive, but the one respondent's hunch that it could be a bass I found intriguing. Bass grow fast, are voracious predators and would not hesitate to eat any goldfish small enough to fit in their mouths. Goldfish are far more attractive than bass in a pond any day. I say get that monster out of there.He looks like some sort of a cichlid, to me! I wonder if he came in on a bird's foot, or if he actually is that teeny little baby fish from the bag of goldfish. I think in pet stores, fry can accidentally move from one tank to another. It is a cool mystery!
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