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Thanks for all the answers. Looks like the fry are gonna be on their own. I guess sometimes the best thing to do is nothing, nothing at all , and let nature take its' course.
Last edited by missouridave; 03/31/13 09:46 AM.
What if the hokie-pokie is what it's all about? 
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A belt feeder is a mini conveyor belt that you put feed on and it turns on and off based on time you set, then dumps feed in based on the on time. You do have to measure the food out quite precisely, and make adjustments as you go.
Actually I think you have that mixed up with another type of feeder. There is no time to set or feed dumped in based on the time you set. You simply pull by the belt which is spring loaded and the feed is dumped in at a slow even rate as the spring unwinds. The amount of feed dumped in is simply based on how much feed you load on the belt. The one I got from a YP farmer in Wisconsin was electric and had a programmable timer on it. It was in pretty sad shape when I got it. Didn't look much like the picture he posted on ebay. I may still have it, but haven't seen it for a few years now. I forgot about the clock spring units. My bad Phil as usual. I wasn't aware there were other kinds.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Here's a belt feeder and Wil'O Wisp bug light used to attract the yellow perch fry to the feeder. 
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Here is a cage at the end of the pier from a few years ago that had female and male yellow perch in it.  A willow brush I cut down every year provides me with the infrastructure for the females to drape their eggs on in the cage. Every spring I cut it down and it grows back for my use the following spring. No need to waste my time looking for used Christmas trees.  Here is the bush cut down and lashed together with nylon rope and a piece of cement block with a hole drilled into the center to run the rope through.  Here it is in the cage. 
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If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Cecil, how does that belt feeder actually work?
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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When you pull the belt back (looks more like a conveyor belt) it tightens up a spring inside a clock like device on the side. You then put how much or how little feed you want on the belt. As the spring unwinds, the belt moves toward the open end of the box, which houses the belt, and feed slowly dumps into water off the end of the belt.
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If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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I like it. Low tech engineering.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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