I would bet that CC stopping eating to spawn. It seems a very common practice for many fish.

I have not seen all the big CC this year that I had in the pond at the end of last year. I had 20-30 big CC eating pellets then and only see 5-10 this year. It is a mystery, but not a crsis as I would have removed more of them to get them out this year anyway, and I would rather eat BG.


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