Dono - Do some pictures for us beginning and end of tank project. It will be interesting to see how well some perch from over crowded conditions will grow when given adequate food. Maybe try catching some of them by angling. A fish that eats a bite of worm stationary has an innate tendency to eat a stationary pellet. Try softening the teacher pellets so the texture is similar to a live bit of food.

Another hint to get tank perch to pellet train is to add some of your smaller pellet eating YP that you catch with a pellet like bait from your pond. A small piece of worm should work. Your pond perch will be 'teacher' perch to show new ones that pellets are good eatin'.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 03/11/17 03:27 PM.

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