My 200 YP YOY in less than 200 gallons of water are now pushing 10 inches. Not sure one would even get that in a pond.
Higher water temps also make the fish hungrier and more apt to feed train.
Cecil post pics of those YP if possible.
Each fish species has a temp range from low terminal to high terminal. Within that range feeding and growth max at different points but not anywhere near either lethal extreme. To a point within that optimum range feeding activity is usually a little higher just below the max growth rate point which is well below thermal max. So higher water temps are good but only so far.
Cecil I know you know the above so it is intended for others who may not know about fish being cold blooded and how their growth , feeding and metabolism work.
So your point is Bruce is trying to grow his redears in lower water temps to outlive us all?
Sorry couldn't resist.
My perch are grown out in 75 to 77 F. water btw.
Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 11/25/1308:18 AM.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
