Originally Posted By: ItalyBASS
I was wondering if the biggest LMB ate the smaller ones.
If the answer is yes, my following questions are:
1) Are the LMB able to distinguish a small LMB from other fish?
2) Do they eat them in any case or only in the absence of other preys?
3) Given the food needs of an LMB, by predating the smaller ones, how is it possible for a pond to become overcrowded by LMB?


With regard to the final question. LMB are streamlined and very fast relative to everything else in the pond. LMB can eat them AND they are easier to swallow than BG BUT I think it is much easier for a LMB to catch BG of same length. By the time an LMB reaches 10 inches it's difficult for larger LMB to capture them unless they are sick. If there are enough of them in the pond they will often be in better condition than larger LMB also. This is because they get first crack at BG YOY.


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