Sorry to hear about your trout Cecil...
Thanks for your concern. I'll get the bugs worked out soon (no pun intended). You would think I would have all the bugs worked out by now but I'm still learning. Interesting thing is the last strain I had from the Indians weren't this aggressive. The problem was the fins were terrible from being in a raceway for two years and it was a 13 hour drive to pick them up. They were also stunted from being in 45 degree water year around. These fish have a much better appearance if they are not blemished with the bacteria. The males get a very pronounced high back and the colors are brilliant. One good thing is it's not a massive epidemic or anything. It's a small percentage of fish.
Do you see any females in there? If it's just a few, maybe you can remove them and that would help reduce the fighting as well?
I'm not seeing any females but there could be some. The source was supposed to sort all males for me and it appears that way. A trout farmer told me the lack of males won't necessarily stop the fighting though. However if there were females perhaps it could be worse? I have to wonder if the fact that these are a cross between a Canadian and eastern strain makes them have some kind of "hybrid vigor" that makes them more aggressive. Just a thought though.
I may add Aquashade to see if by reducing visibility it may reduce aggression. What do you think? I was looking forward to viewing them under the ice but...
