I am talking by this time next year. Remember that the "average" depth is 4'. Max depth is around 8' which should give them a safe haven in the dead of winter. Very little vegetation as it was treated with Sonar this year to eliminate a dense stand of milfoil.
Just looking for estimates. If the male/female ratio was 50/50 that would be 85+ females. Would they all spawn multiple times? Lets average Essups figures to 4000 eggs or fry per female. That equals 340,000 eggs/fry per spawn. If the original brood stock spawns 4 times, that would be approx. 1,360,000 YOY. I guess estimating the carnage is the hard part. I know there are lots of factors but how about generally speaking.
In a polyculture pond, isn't the survival rate less that 1%? What about the monoculture pond? Still has predation but only from their own. Will boosting the feed rates lower predation?
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