We periodically stock Golden Shiners in my club pond. In the past I have dome it and then the guy on the truck does it.
The Golden Shiners are trucked from Cincinnati Ohio to my area in northern Ohio. (Jones Fish) The guy on the truck just dumps them in the pond. I've watched the school swim in a large group with predators chasing them, and they tend to go belly up and die in large numbers.
So they are raised in a tank, then stressed by a 4 hour transport, then dumped directly in with predators chasing them. That has to stress the heck out of them.
When I put them in I go to a small cove on the pond that tapers into swamp. The water is about 3 feet deep near the pond and tapers to nothing with most of it in a shallow pool. The opening to the pond is largely covered by brush. When I put them in there very few die and they can be seen to linger in that area for days. There is plenty of food in there for them.
That's my observation, it's just that sometimes the driver doesn't want to listen. Yes it takes a few more minutes, but this year if he doesn't do what I require he can take his stock back with him. With us spending $700 or so dollars on stock he can place them exactly as we require, his opinion has no value.
So, what about this observation.
Last edited by garryc; 03/14/15 11:32 AM.
