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another storm comin in tomorrow, they are saying its a big one, whoever they are.
jhap, i didnt realize our birthdays were so close together..(thank you (i think) pondboss, i had actually forgotten until i saw yer little e-mail to me this morning).. jhap, we need to figure out how to have a joint party.....whatever that means...
and always remember, in just two days from now, tomorrow will be yesterday
been a long week, i need to sleep in tomorrow.
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jhap, we need to figure out how to have a joint party.....whatever that means... This must mean something very different in Northern California than in does in Southern California.
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You're online now, JHAP?
Happy B-Day D.I.E.D.!
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Yes and I have responded to your tauntings.
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Happy Birthday in El Dorado!
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Happy birthday DIED! May all your greenies be two pounders!
BTW, where's the cake???
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thanks guys. b-day spent drilling in the hood. an old gas station site off hwy 99 (south sacramento). good times though, drillers and traffic control folks all good friends so much so i bought lunch today....carne asada burritos...that was the cake...
p.s. sunil gots some nads...good luck bro...funny thread over there.
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My resident suicidal Canada Geese couple are back this year, nesting on the backstop for the rifle range again.
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Sweet Dave. The pond looks good, nice and full. 8" BG & 9" GSF. We're gonna have a fun summer of fishing!
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DIED any observations/thoughts so far on the product of a mixed lepomis pond (RES , GSF , BG , Xs )?
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DIED/JHAP -- it's still hard to believe that the aquarium folks that like the cichlids so much haven't picked up on the green sunfish. As the greenies grow, the fins gets longer, colors are brighter, etc., just like the non-native cichlids! You'd think that the gsf society of america would be working on that??
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nothing scientific eric. i have noticed a few things though i think.... the gsf are all fat and appear to be growing large (as top predator should). my first year class are now 8 to 9 inch fish. these were from summer 2006 and spawned from the original stockers...... which i believe are all gone. i'm hoping they are not yet done growing. the gills are not suppressing GSF spawning. there are lots of little ones. if anything the GSF are suppressing BG spawning, but there are also good numbers of little gills around....probably too many for my little pond to handle late in the season. i have not seen an RES since 2007. i think the original stockers are still alive and proabably quite large, but youngins are absent, so GSF and BG together have crushed RES recruitment IMO....no surprise really. i have seen nothing that looks like a hybrid. the water is fairly clear so species recognition is strong. havent seen hide nor hair of the lone bass my late friend mortimer stocked for me, not positive it survived the stocking event, and if it did, i'm sure its a pig. sir dave, i would love to start an aquarium, the GSA is working on this, but DWIED keeps threatening to bring down the entire organization everytime i bring it up. its definitely a backburner project. it would be a blast to have a large freshwater tank w/ some nice greenies. here are some more pics i snapped today while procrastinating on chores......
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Died, The place is really looking great!
So glad you got some good water and a good flush after that low spell!
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DIED/JHAP -- it's still hard to believe that the aquarium folks that like the cichlids so much haven't picked up on the green sunfish. As the greenies grow, the fins gets longer, colors are brighter, etc., just like the non-native cichlids! You'd think that the gsf society of america would be working on that?? I don't want to put words in the GSA's mouth (lest they return the favor by putting pennies on my eyes ), but they may be in favor of Free Range Sunfish. P.S. WONDERFUL pics, DIED.
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thanks RM and Theo.. i wish i could keep her full all summer. just for the heck of it, here is a link to a hydroseed thread i started a while back and updated today: http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=159583#Post159583
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Great pics DIED. Good to see full pool and flowers. Geese ahhhh they are a mess. Now the fish are a different matter - . Thanks for the update.
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Awesome DIED. Really great pics. Love the bullfrogs and goslings. They're so much cuter when they're young!
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DIED/JHAP -- it's still hard to believe that the aquarium folks that like the cichlids so much haven't picked up on the green sunfish. As the greenies grow, the fins gets longer, colors are brighter, etc., just like the non-native cichlids! You'd think that the gsf society of america would be working on that?? Funny you mention this, Green Sunfish in Cichlid Tank Link
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Glad to hear the pond is doing so well. I always think it might be nice to do a sunfish pond when I am finally able to get a place.
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CJBS, you're right on top of things. So, the greenies are indeed a little hard on those supposedly aggressive cichilids, eh?
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So it seems... DIED would be happy to know that the mighty GSF can hold its own against tropical bullies! HAHA
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i really like the turqoise head marking of the venerable green sunfish
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