[quote=Lovnlivin] it's unfortunate with my forage issue (or lack thereof) that I didn't cage them for growth/survival when I got them.
Time will tell if there are any survivors. quote]
Omaha, sorry I didn't reply earlier. I mentioned in my post that I did not cage them and now dealing with the hindsight 20/20 issue. And now understanding more of what the CSBG are, I cringe as well.
It's my first pond and discovered PB in May, what did I know? But certainly have learned a lot since then. Regarding the CSBG, hindsight is also telling me I should have left the source unnamed or just not mentioned them. I was just trying to give credit where credit is due.
Still learning
The 1500 BG I have coming as a corrective measure to my lack of forage WILL be caged until safe to release to the wild!
CSBG have been a big deal around Pond Boss for years. It took so many years of a lot of work to develop those genetics, so that�s why you saw the interest in obtaining them. One generally doesn�t just stumble upon them. Good for you that you found TJ who had some to offer you. Please PM me what you paid for them or give me permission to PM TJ myself. I don�t want to intrude on the deal you made with TJ, but I would like to inquire to the availability and cost of them.
And no worries about name dropping. TJ is a well-known and well-respected member here. I�m sure if he took issue with you publicly naming him as the source he would have asked you to edit the post.