Eric, I agree. I've sure killed a few myself, and learned a lot from it.
The big hit for me was that the last 12 months was devoted to 1 particular CNBG. He was to have a vivid red tail, and a more northern body shape. I needed multiple 8-9" males to evaluate, and hope their body shape was mature enough to make a proper selection. That male would be pulled, put all the other CNBG in the big pond, and then the pond would be drained and killed out. That one male would then be bred with some of my largest females. Hopefully, those fish would have a higher percentage of red tails. I was expecting this to be a 3-4 year project, and I thought all was setup for the long haul, but obviously I was wrong.
I lost a year I can't get back, but I learned from this and will move on.
Last edited by FireIsHot; 05/02/19 05:39 PM. Reason: sp
