Originally Posted By: ewest
...Many PB forum members have been successful with HSB in small ponds with some big fish even with high water temps. Anyone other than ML had a HSB only die off and if so what do you think was the cause ?



My water temps are the highest they've ever been this year---around 90 degrees at times, and I haven't had an observable HSB mort this summer. I don't have any data to support this, but I've attributed it to the fact that my DO has also been really high this summer due to a good quality algae bloom. I am still pretty high on HSB as small pond bonus fish.


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