Apparently YP do not transfer well and have poor survival if water temperature is too warm maybe above 65F-70F. I've heard too many stories of YP dying after stocking when moved above 66F-70F. Be aware of this when stocking YP. I don't trust others to do my fish hauling, plus I want to pick up my YP as soon as they are collected from the grow out ponds. Sitting in a holding tank is very hard and stressful for ALL fish especially in the wrong temperature water. BG & CC are very "touchy" when handled in cold water. IMO and experience, some fish species 'prefer' to be moved in cold water (40F-55F-YP,WE,NP,trout), some prefer cool water(55F-60F,YP,SMB,GSH,FHM), some warmer(70+) water (BG,LMB,CC,HSB,tilapia). Prefer means fewest latent deaths after stocking.
Bill, I'm glad you posted this information. When my fish were delivered there were 100s of dead ones in the holding tanks. Apparently water was introduced into the tanks from a water source other than a pond. The fish kill was immediate. The offending water was flushed immediately. We tried to count dead fish, and estimate what percentage of the remaining fish were still alive. I have been curious since last April, when the 1,200+ perch were stocked if they survived. I have had very little luck with any technique in finding them. Very few ever came to the feeder. I did have a few weeks when the feeder was down, but I started it the day that the fish were stocked. Since then, I do not think I've seen more than 20 or 30 hitting the feed. I found a few dead fish after stocking, but not many. The GSH survived stocking, I know that for sure. They immediately were caught in the nylon netting used for the grass mats. That's another story though. I'm sure the water in my pond was cool enough in April, that it did not shock the fish, but I'm not sure they survived the water mishap the night before, when so many were killed. Jeff
12 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep. RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (decreasing), SMB, and HSB (only two have been seen in 5 yrs) I think that's about all I should put in my little pond. Otter attack in 2023.
