Certainly higher protein foods should produce
better growth rates, but were talking about
bluegill here. I've seen ponds where the bluegill did just fine without being fed. The highest protein pellet food that I know of is
only about 9% higher in protein than that the generic brands of commercial catfish food, but
over 50% higher in price. A point of diminishing
returns is quickly reached. Bluegill are generally considered as forage anyway, so I
say consider the 32% food as being only
supplemental and hope that nature provides the other 9%.
