Originally Posted By: sprkplug
Originally Posted By: fish n chips
Originally Posted By: ewest
The apple to apples comparison would be a pond with HBG and only male BG. Male BG in a male/female pond use up lots of energy on reproduction while HBG do not. This effects growth as energy in - energy used = growth.


Thanks for clarify that. The HBG do not have spawning tendencies because there are very few female HBG? I would have thought they would go after the regular female BG ?


They do have spawning tendencies, and build nests just like BG do.


Spark.. Do any of your ponds have a mix of BG and HBG? And if so, have you noticed the HBG dominant/trying over the male BG spawn? My pond is such that you can't observe the BG nests.