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#342505 07/06/13 08:44 PM
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I after a die-off I thought everything was gone except 1 inch bluegill, today I saw about 20 circular beds, with what appeared to be some of the 1 inchers over them. Is this possible? are they reproducing when they are that small?

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Green sunfish are tolerant of low dissolved oxygen and if present some will survive a fish kill. Get a tiny fish hook with a light line, small piece of worm or meat on it and try to catch one. Then show us what it looks like.


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Bill, I bet you are right, there were some in that pond.

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After a kill the survivors will try to spawn if conditions are ok. They will try to fill up the water with their kind. It is a survival of the species reaction. Very small BG can spawn but not sure about 1 inch fish , 3-4 inch yes.
















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Were the beds there previously, before the die-off? I rather doubt a 1" BG could fan out a nest, so perhaps they are yoy from a few weeks ago, and are simply hanging out over the nest site.

If the nests were not there before the kill, then I would suspect you have some larger survivors.


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Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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I agree with what sprrkplug said. OTOH, I have trapped 1 1/2" GSF that were full of eggs. Did I see them making nests? No. But they WERE ready to spawn even at that small size. That particular pond didn't have predators in it, so that could have been a contributing factor in them getting ready to spawn at such a small size too.


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the beds were not there before the die-off, I would post a pic of the fish, but I don't know how yet, could someone show me some ID traits for young green sunfish?

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oh the beds are about 6 inches in diameter, if that makes a difference.

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http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=92482#Post92482

There, I killed 2 birds make that 3 birds with one stone. grin

Look at the pictures that were posted this afternoon. Large mouth, yellow edged fins, blue streaks on the cheek.

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=339110&gonew=1#UNREAD

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esshup,
thanks for the info, like my name says, I am a moron

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just checked at pond, green sunfish

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