rm, it sounds like you've been putting your BSF to good use. \:\)

ewest, I almost mentioned the idea of some mixed genes when I noticed the orange on the tab and pattern of spots on the side. I looked up some WM images and I did find a few with a bit of orange on the tab so I forgot about it. If you remember these fish come from a very small pond with only FH, WM and RES. The pond is bowl shaped with no plants or structure and the water tends to be murky. When I stocked the fingerlings and adults there were plenty of FH, but they seem to be much more scarce now. Round bellied WM are not uncommon though...

edit: I just remembered another thing that I noticed while culling some fish. (I'm already removing small WM) Sometimes when I collected a small fish (1.5-2") I've thought they were a RES, and then I see WM traits and call it a WM. I'll try to get a pic of some of these.

Last edited by GW; 10/11/08 11:15 PM.