Are you feeding the CNBG at this time. If not, are you planning to in the future. I would guess that by not feeding, the HSB will eat more CNBG. Whats your thoughts and plans on this?
Well here's the plan, only with the cooperation of the HSB's of course! I have been feeding the CNBG since I stocked them in March of 012. They are definately pellet dependent, both in habit and necessity based on sheer numbers that have developed over the summer. I plan to continue feeding with the hope that the HSB's, because they are very young (4-5") and not necessarily pellet dependent yet, will develop a preference for forage over pellets, that is the reason I waited till fall to stock, and purchased the youngest stock possible, so there would be ample CNBG frye and small CNBG, for the HSB to "train" on, so to speak. In addition I have a large population of FHM for forage. I think it is logical to assume a hungry fish would prefer natural forage to pellets, so if this is true the challenge is to provide enough natural forage to keep the predators off the pellets. Are there enough predators to control the forage population? that's another challenge, determining the right number of HSB's for balance, but that's why I chose HSB's, they provide easy population control.
Well, that's the plan, how good a one is yet to be seen, but I'm having a ball trying! Now it's time to shoot holes in my plan, so let's hear from ya'll...............Budster
