Originally Posted By: NEDOC
Originally Posted By: Jim Wetzel
Cook book recipe I follow is 16 hours full light and 6 hours with night light where temperature is in the mid 70's F. Spawns in tank can be realized year round in that setup if nutrition. Refractory period a little longer than with Bluegill of similar size.


Any tips on how to create the proper plankton bloom in an indoor tank for survival of larval BG? Or tips in general for getting other species of new fry to survive in larger indoor tank.


Are you still interested in culturing plankton to rear larval sunfish? Procedure differs markedly from use of hatched BS, but it can be easier so long as you keep number of fish down to levels that will not over graze zooplankton.

Aquaculture
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