Body condition of the bass is discussed below. That skinny, poor body condition bass is an example of what can and often does happen when larger bass are moved from their home grow-up pond where they thrived to a different pond with a different food web and now that fish does poorly sometimes very poorly. Anglers rarely fully understand the full concept of aquatic food web so it makes perfect sense to transfer a nice sized bass to their favorite pond where the dandy fish should get even bigger. The new fish not only has to adjust to a new habitat, but also has to compete with resident fish, plus over come the stress of capture and transport. Generally fish grow best and have the best chance of thriving if they grow and "develop" in a 'home' pond with a dynamic, healthy food web.
Originally if the bass above was 18" and weighted 4 lb 4 oz it had a Rw (Wr) of 129. 80-100 is normal. If the 'new' bass is still 18" and now weighs 2 lb it has a body condition of 61.
As a reminder of my earlier suggestion: "How many fish esp bass and their sizes can it have in it????. It would be a VERY good idea and educational to inventory all fish and their sizes that come out of it to get a good idea of the carrying capacity of the new pond and what to expect from the new pond. You might be surprised what is actually in the old pond based on what you have historically put in it! This info would be good for all members to read and have documented." Thanks for the extra effort of taking an inventory of the old pond.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 10/28/14 09:02 PM.
