Originally Posted By: TGW1
And I feed a total of 24 seconds from all three feeders or 8 seconds per day per feeder when feeding the CNBG. That is WAY down from what I have feed from the first yr or second yr or even the third year of bg feeding.


Compare total feed weight each year (all types of pellets)and see if they are close for water quality issues. Sounds like you have more predators than you had and less forage. Feeding the predators directly will reduce predation on forage for the same # of predators. But you now have more pellet eating predators.


Current BG status is based on feeding less predation. It is hard to get the same anticipated results when production is decreased (feeding or fertilization). That is why it is generally stated once you start to feed or fertilize (ramp up productivity) you have to continue or make drastic changes. Same concept for reducing productivity just not as drastic. For example if a pond is fed 200 lbs of pellets pre acre pre year and you drop back to 100 your BG condition will drop (get skinny) unless total mortalities increase (predation by man or fish). Factor that in with the loss of TFS plus the addition of new fish (HSB , LMB, and tilapia). Not an easy task but it should help give you one more bit of info.

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Last edited by ewest; 06/05/18 10:13 AM.