Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Perch ribbons, mid March and cold!

Adult shiners in a perch(YP) pond will not eat the YP eggs but they will eat a lot of swim-up fry especially when the fry go to open water where they do go soon after swim-up. Removing egg ribbons is up to you and managing YP in your specific situation is a learning curve. Keep records of what you do so you have good reference info in future years to benefit your dedisions. Clear water will naturally limit fry survival. your water does not appear clear greater than 16"-20". A few predators in a smaller pond can eat a lot of fingerling YP. FA groupings near shore will allow lots of small invertebrate foods to develop to feed growing small fish. Do not remove all of it maybe just a measurable potion(%) of it.

Perch egg laying 120 miles south of me near Columbus OH has started last week Wed-Thur with just the first few ribbons showing up. One of the grower partners said he had quite a few ribbons as of Saturday but keep in mind he had about 6000 female perch as producers.