Aquatic Netting for Baby Fish - 06/04/12 08:18 PM
I'm trying to improve the fish management in a private pond. I want to raise bass, bluegill and minnows. I had some rectangular pens made out of fine stainless steel mesh and floated them in my pond. A couple are 6'x6'x6' and one is 4'x12'x6' deep where I want to move the baby fish to as they get larger until I release them into the pond around age 1 year (the pond has an existing bass population and we are trying to introduce superior genetics). The guy who made them for me did not use all stainless steel screws and after a couple months in the pond some of the screws have rusted out and left some gaps where it appears about 2,000 1/2" baby bass probably escaped. I am rethinking the pen enclosure and I would like to line the entire pen (sides and bottom) with a fine aquatic mesh netting to double up my exterior and also make it easier to corral the fish when I need to check on them or move them.
I would need an aquatic rated netting that is fine enough to hold ½” baby fish, durable enough to remain intact in the water for at least a year and obviously breathable enough to allow proper oxygen to circulate. I want the netting to be in a single piece to limit the areas where it could come apart and I will probably need to be able to lightly brush off algae to keep the holes open for oxygen circulation.
Can you help me with this project or recommend a better netting solution?
I would need an aquatic rated netting that is fine enough to hold ½” baby fish, durable enough to remain intact in the water for at least a year and obviously breathable enough to allow proper oxygen to circulate. I want the netting to be in a single piece to limit the areas where it could come apart and I will probably need to be able to lightly brush off algae to keep the holes open for oxygen circulation.
Can you help me with this project or recommend a better netting solution?