Originally posted by Rad:
...The two downsides I have noticed are, that no plant is safe and they seem to communicate well, it took them a while to start doing so, but around a year old when any fish was caught they stopped biting.
Dang, Rad, that was why I wanted to try this fish as a GC repalcement. Maybe they just don't like pond weed? Or maybe they need to be a little older? Or maybe there is just too much other food available for them? I just haven't seen much evidence...yet...of vegetative consumption in my ponds.
Are you able to contact Don? I'd really like to hear his experiences also especially as related to why he wouldn't restock them. I suspect their eventual size might be a factor(huge), but in my case, with cold weather coming in the future, these fish won't get much over 6 pounds, I don't think.
