Fish bagged with pure oxygen will travel well for 2.5 hrs. Make sure they know the travel time is 3hrs. Zett's promotes a few of their own special strains of fish species. This is a sales attempt to be unique and attract customers. Their BG are likely a decent northern strain of BG. There are no public reports of their BG being and growing exceptionally well. Everyone has their own way of sales and promotion to attract customers. I know of other fish farms that sell BG & other fish to Zetts,, so their special strains of fish are not always unique nor purely raised in-house.
In PA, if you provide plenty of food for the BG and don't let them become overabundant you should be able to grow them to 9"-10" in 5-7yrs. If you are doing things correctly, expect the fingerling BG(2"-3") after stocking to be 1yr=4.5"-6", 2yr=6.5"-8", 3yr 8"-8.9", 4yr=8.7-9.3", 5 yr 9.5-10",6yr? Slower growth rates means they are not getting enough food and likely too crowded!. Remember, to get optimum growth for BG, protect the males and harvest mainly females. Once they get large 8"-8,5", harvest those 7"-8" and release those males over 8.2"-8.5".
Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/28/17 08:39 PM.
