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I think mostly Lepomis, Eric, although in the 3rd pic, the full side view on the left side looks different - more elongated.
My ignorant judgement is that they're not too old; if they were in my pond in mid-Summer I'd guess 2-3 weeks tops. Maybe a little older in your case due to lower temps.
I'm interested in what Cody and the other experts think.
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I believe them to all be Lepomis (BG). However, at this stage of life, they change week by week. I would unexpertly guess them to be about 3 to 4 weeks. Within about 2 weeks, they should turn into the quarter size look of a BG.
I got something like these a couple of years ago when seining a forage pond. I kept them and they all changed into BG when they hit about 1+ inch.
As usual, I could certainly be wrong.
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Thanks guys I think you are right. Dave they appear to be right at the age where most have changed to little saucers while a few aren’t there quite yet. I think this account for Theo's observation that one are two look a little different (long and thin - 3rd pic) I am starting to wonder if this pond has freakish (Frankenbruceish) BG. Since I started the growout experiment 3 years ago we have had a normal spring (4-5 mth/time) spawn and had a late spawn (late Aug/Sept) one and a freakishly late Oct/Nov spawn. It seems these BG not only spawn when the water temps hit 70 on the way up but also have a last go at it when it hits 70 on the way down. They must be oversexed or . This happens even though our water temps are generally 5+- degrees cooler ( March - Oct) than most ponds around here. I saw no evidence of an Oct spawn big enough to produce these numbers even with the clearing water. I guess I should be glad for the extra forage but I don't want BG crowded stunting as a result. No sign of this yet in RWs . Anyone else see anything like this?
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At that size, I doubt that very many will get the chance to stunt. Most predators will be going on an eating binge in prep for winter. Just call them Whataburgers.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
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From what I can see clearly they are all Lepomis; esp 1, 3, 4,&5. I base my ID on the position of the anal vent. I am not sure of the species. It is doubtful that RES spawned this late in the year.
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