Growth rates of individual juvenile bluegills fed 0.75, 2.0, 4.0, and 6.0% dry body weight day -t
and ad libitum at constant temperatures were smaller above (34 C) than within (30 or 31 C) or
below (25 and 28 C) this species' preferred temperature range. For each feeding regime growth
rate did not differ significantly at temperatures below 34 C.
Our experiment evaluated the growth of pond-reared hybrid bluegills fed equal amounts of food either once or four times per day. We were particularly interested in reducing the size variation and increasing the percentage of harvestable-size fish (110 g). After 194 d, there was no significant effect of feeding frequency on growth, food conversion efficiency, size variation, or percentage of harvestable-size fish.
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