Sophisticated RAS (recirculating aquaculture systems) will advertise as high as one pound of growout for every five gallons of water. I've always thought this was pretty ambitious for a recirc system, but might actually be doable for a open ended system like this. I have the huge advantage of not really caring how many pounds I grow out because I don't have to sell fish for a living, so I'm really just doing it to grow out a certain number of fish for my own personal stocking that meet the criteria of fast growth, agression and feed utilization. I believe if I select for these traits it will greatly benefit my recreational ponds, not to mention the fact that fish stocked will be less subject to predation.
I wish I knew enough about fish antibiotics or growth supplements to be able to boost the health of these YP. Is there anyone who knows a little about animal supplements (growth hormone, even
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