Bill I stock the 1/4 pounders 1st week of May last year. And started seeing them on bottom dead in about a foot of water around the 3rd week of November. Only about 6 floated to surface and they got to 2lb plus. The few that were dead in the shallows I watched decay away. A few of this years stock look to be albinos because they are really white and easy to spot in the water. This week has been chilly at nite but they seem to be doing fine, some of them feed in same group with the BG. I'm wondering how big these 1 pounders will get to by November. Since I only have FA don't really know what other plants they might eat. My buddy who has a 3/4 acre pond that gets duckweed is going to try them in his pond this year. Will keep posting the progress thru out the year.
PO