All About Bluegill & Pumpkinseed Sunfish - Identification, Habitat, Spawning, Diet, Age & Size, Tips

[@mgoh1984]

I added a young bluegill to my newly dug goldfish pond because it's being overran with baby goldfish, some of which are getting quite large. I hope it fills up on the babies because the bigger goldfish probably eat most of everything else it would enjoy.

[@frootkat2006]

when i was at highpark one of the pumpkin seed fish literally looked like he was glowing under the dock, you could see his little blue bits, makes me wish i had a phone but my parents wont let me get one yet, mostly mentioning this cause if you guys help observe ontario fish species please let me know why the heck that fish was glowing.

[@FishAlongOFAH]

Hard to say without seeing it first hand, but the iridescence of the colours in the sunlight could have made that appearance, also, sometimes at the right angle, the mucus layer on the outside of the fish, at times can look like a pale blue/green/white halo over the entire body. But it's hard to say if that's what you are referring to without some visual reference.

[@BkKellz]

Pumpkin seeds and blue gill look nothing alike! Its easy to tell the difference

[@FishAlongOFAH]

To new anglers sunfish look very similar, however to the experienced angler you are 100% correct - Bluegill and Pumpkinseed are easy to differentiate.