Joe - If you decide to feed train some perch in a cage. I suggest you read some of our past posts about feed training fish. Generally the smaller the perch are the easier they will take to food. When you first add pellets for them, try softening them as per past info here or in my May/Jun 2008 Pond Boss mag article pg 48 - The Softer Side of Feeding Fish. Flavoring the soft pellets, as per the article, increases the percentage of those that will train to feed.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 09/16/08 08:21 PM.

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