How quick do FHM grow?

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How quick do FHM grow? #455368 09/04/16 02:49 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma Andy G OP
OP Andy G Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma	Hello all. I have been reading PB Forum for months now and I now have a few questions of my own. I recently finished construction on my 1 acre pond. I stocked FHM about 3 to 4 weeks ago. I now have tons of baby fish about 1/4 to 1/2 inch long. Is it possible they are FHM fry? My neighbor has another 1/4 acre pond upstream that overflows down the creek to my new pond when it rains. Is it more likely that the small fish are baby LMB or BG fry from that pond? Thanks guys. Build it and they will come, whether you want them to or not.

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455369 09/04/16 02:54 PM
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Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,145 Likes: 488 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	It is very unlikely the baby fish are LMB. The are either fry of BG or FHM. If you catch some in a net, pu them in a zip loc bag with a little water and photograph the as a clear close-up picture we can tell you what they are either BG or FHM. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455370 09/04/16 02:56 PM
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Rainman Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker R Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,099 Likes: 23 St Louis, MO area	It is almost a certainty they are FHM fry. FHM egg gestation is only 5 days and as fractional spawners, females lay several thousand eggs a year. Lifespan is about a year also and the fry reach full size in about 90 days or so.

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455373 09/04/16 03:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma Andy G OP
OP Andy G Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma	This sounds like it could be good news. I will head to the land and get some pics of the baby fish and post them. I will try to have a picture for you guys in the next couple of hours. Build it and they will come, whether you want them to or not.

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455374 09/04/16 03:21 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,099 Likes: 23 St Louis, MO area R Rainman Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker
Rainman Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker R Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,099 Likes: 23 St Louis, MO area	If the upstream pond overflows directly into your pond, you will have every fish species that pond has, in time, also.

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455377 09/04/16 05:21 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma Andy G OP
OP Andy G Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma	I have some pictures. [img:center]https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&a...p;sz=w1600-h823[/img] Build it and they will come, whether you want them to or not.

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455378 09/04/16 05:23 PM
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OP Andy G Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma	And also [img:center]https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&a...p;sz=w1600-h823[/img] I took a few pictures and these were the best ones. also I have a bunch of baby minnows less than half these size. Build it and they will come, whether you want them to or not.

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455382 09/04/16 06:09 PM
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esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,531 Likes: 838 Grovertown, Indiana	I can't view the pictures without getting a gmail account. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455388 09/04/16 07:59 PM
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John Fitzgerald J Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 2,424 Likes: 19 S. end of Elkins, Arkansas	I cannot view the pics either, and I have a gmail account and was online with it at the time.

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455392 09/04/16 09:36 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma Andy G OP
OP Andy G Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma	I am not sure how to post pictures on this forum. sorry guys. Can someone run me thru it real quick? Build it and they will come, whether you want them to or not.

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455393 09/04/16 09:50 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma Andy G OP
OP Andy G Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma	[img:center]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...e=3&theater[/img] https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...e=3&theater maybe this will work. Build it and they will come, whether you want them to or not.

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455403 09/05/16 06:29 AM
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wbuffetjr W Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,381 Likes: 46 Cartersville	Those didn't work for me. I use photobucket Keep This Forum Viable, Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: How quick do FHM grow? Andy G #455406 09/05/16 07:03 AM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma Andy G OP
OP Andy G Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 20 Oklahoma	How bout this. [img:center]http://s1036.photobucket.com/user/Gotham...pg.html?filters[user]=145594230&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=1[/img] can you guys see those pictures? Last edited by Andy G; 09/05/16 10:28 AM. Build it and they will come, whether you want them to or not.

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