Yes, i think it was lack of food. I did finally get an algae bloom started in a 300 gallon ibc but it was too late. I can also see the tiny zooplankton swimming around so i think it would have been sufficient if i had it a week earlier.
Not enough food at the right time soon after the hatching of yoy is also a big killer in natural outside waters. It is often noted in studies.
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