Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57


Who told you HBG don't reproduce? You know better!

Your HBG recruitment shouldn't be very high, unless you don't have true F1 HBG and they are far more fecund than pure F1 HBG. Are they stunting? Why are they serving as a management issue? Should be a nice bonus catch attaining some trophy sizes by now. Let us know, we can help.


TJ, I can’t remember where I heard it, but I know I was told more than once. I put 250 in back in Sep of 2015. Sometimes they are a nuisance when trying to catch YP, but we just keep removing them. Biggest problem is when I grab a cold adult beverage, and jump in to cool off. It would appear mine are a BG Piranha cross..


9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023