Well, I got my 4-6" CCs about two weeks ago. I ordered 150 of them but we counted 212 when we put them in. Here are some pics from the big day.
We got the fish from Tyler Fish Farm.
They told us to cut the fish bag and empty it into a bucket. And then add water from the pond enough to double the amount of water. Then let them sit for 3 minutes before putting them into the pond.
I've been feeding them two or three times a day since they went in. Or trying to feed them, I should say. I've only actually seen the baby CCs eat once. The gambusia minnows love the feed though. I was hoping the CCs would be eating better by now. Even when we had nice warm weather last week they weren't coming. I've feed in the same spot every time and even have a feeding ring up now. I've also tried walking around the pond throwing a little feed out all around it. But have had no luck. Do I need to just wait until the water warms up next spring? Or can I expect them to start eating this winter?
Also, I've seen a few BG (I'm wondering now if they're GSF and not BG though) that must have survived the hydrated lime treatment. I should have dammed up the inflow. I had found several of them hanging out right where the spring-fed stream came into the puddle (maybe 5 gallons per minute). I thought I netted them all out but apparently not. I've removed about 30 of them in the last two weeks. If they take over the pond again at least I know what to do next time.
Any thoughts on why my CCs aren't feeding?
