Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding what size?

Bill, I'd really like to see that study. Have you got it?

I have no doubt that they would grow quicker but how about their overall health. According to a post that I saw some time back, there were trade offs to high protien and very quick growth. I think it may have been Cecil Baird who posted something about it. Interesting that they grew better on 42% than 45%.

I was at a seminar a couple of weeks ago that features Dr. Joseph Morris of Iowa State University who is a nationally renowned bluegill/aquaculture specialist. He said that at super high protein percentages that the bluegill had a shorter lifespan and when examined after death had livers that were almost pure white.

This is a particularly interesting discussion for one who has BG and HSB at the feeders...and LMB picking off the BG.

Greg, your comment about using smaller pellets to "protect" the BG from predation makes a lot of sense but what if you have HSB also in the mix? Don't they need a larger pellet?

Maybe the solution is to just buy the different sizes and mix them. Purina Game Chow has the different sizes but doesn't have the protein content for HSB.

Bruce,
What % protein are you using on your bluegill? any reasons for your choice?