Oh, I forgot to add they are really tough, low oxygen, bad water, over population, limited food they will survive. I would think that if you removed the above impediments that they would or could become world class fish, but they are ugly, did I mention that at one time they were the largest selling fish sold in restaurants in the US? and they are ugly.

1/4 & 3/4 acre ponds. A thousand miles from no where and there is no place I want to be...
Dwight Yoakam