esshup,
Are you using those CNBG as a pure experiment for your local conditions?
I thought we had a thread on Pond Boss showing that CNBG growth rates and recruitment diminished (compared to standard BG) as the pond locations moved north from about the latitude of north Texas.
I cannot find that thread now. (So I either have a faulty memory, or poor search skills!)
Yep, as a personal test. I have one small pond to put them in that only has Golden Shiners in it with some crayfish that will also have some small SMB, (it will be easy to seine in the Spring to see how they did) and in another pond that is about 6' deeper just to see if they survive the winter. They are 5"+ fish. That 2nd pond it will be interesting to see if they pull off a spawn if they DO survive.
