# Peacock bass-look-alike cichlid...? **URL:** \ **Category:** Nevada Fishing General\ **Created:** [June 23, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/peacock-bass-look-alike-cichlid/189434 "2011-06-23T18:34:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ihuntforfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@ihuntforfish](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/ihuntforfish)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/peacock-bass-look-alike-cichlid/189434/1 "2011-06-23T18:34:19Z")
I’ve heard people talk about those cichlids in sunset pond and at the wash that look like peacock bass, well I think this is one or a hybrid between one and a bluegill - What do you think? Is this a true blue-gill and I’m just havin some serious wishful thinking? But look what i caught him on, a full size senko!! I was shocked I thought for sure it was a bass, he was pretty bold - This was at the wash btw [inline 22c02ac6f41f\_\_1308851444000.jpg] ---
**Author:** ![BigE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8edcca/32.png) [@BigE](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/BigE)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/peacock-bass-look-alike-cichlid/189434/2 "2011-06-23T19:29:30Z")
🕶He looks like a very aggresive bluegill. For him to attack such a large bait he was either hungry or guarding a nest. ---
**Author:** ![syncityangler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@syncityangler](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/syncityangler)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/peacock-bass-look-alike-cichlid/189434/3 "2011-06-23T20:57:53Z")
[fishon] ---
**Author:** ![Sil240sxrwd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@Sil240sxrwd](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Sil240sxrwd)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/peacock-bass-look-alike-cichlid/189434/4 "2011-06-23T22:13:55Z")
Just looks like a dark bluegill to me.. the dark vertical stripes are classic bluegill. I have caught bluegill varying in color depending on the water the come from.. ---
**Author:** ![TheWhizzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@TheWhizzle](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/TheWhizzle)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/peacock-bass-look-alike-cichlid/189434/5 "2011-06-24T18:27:52Z")
I’m going to defend that as a GREEN SUNFISH (Lepomis cyanellus)… and a decent sized one, at that. (ok, I had a bunch of pics, but they wont show up for some reason. Google green sunfish) Note the brightly colored margin on the edge of the fins, tail and gill spot. Large mouth for their size and super aggressive. ---
**Author:** ![jebusmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@jebusmc](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/jebusmc)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/peacock-bass-look-alike-cichlid/189434/6 "2011-06-27T06:08:08Z")
Yup, definitely a green sunfish. Caught em all the time when I was growing up in Colorado. None that big though. They hybridize with bluegill a lot. [inline “Giant Green Sunfish.jpg”] ---
**Author:** ![ihuntforfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@ihuntforfish](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/ihuntforfish)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/peacock-bass-look-alike-cichlid/189434/7 "2011-06-27T18:19:10Z")
That’s the one! I remember the stand-out white lining on the fins - I’m gonna try some diff methods when I fish bluegills and sunfish now after he hit that senko ---
**Author:** ![Sil240sxrwd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@Sil240sxrwd](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Sil240sxrwd)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/peacock-bass-look-alike-cichlid/189434/8 "2011-06-28T03:47:52Z")
damn those things have huge mouths for their size.