I've been feeding the yellow perch and bluegills off my pier in the big pond softened hydrated feed. The other night I forgot to hydrate some feed, which I squeeze the air out of and allow to sink (complements of the superior knowledge of Bill Cody aka Dr. Perca) and they didn't want any part of it. The Condello gills first of all were not happy about making the effort to come to the surface for the floating pellets, and second of all when they would inhale an unhydrated pellet they would quickly blow it back out and act irritated.
Tonight I went out with the hydrated pellets and all were happy as clams inhaling the pellets like a fat man with an eating disorder.
Amazing that even a fish can get used to being pampered and set in it's ways. Especially those hoyty toidie Condello bluegills.
