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My First RES
It's been a little over a year and I finally caught a RES out of my pond. This had to be one that made it when I stocked them 14 months ago. They were all 1 to 2 inches then and I figured I would lose most of them. This one was about 6 inches long now. So some of them must have made it! I was surprised at how hard they fight.
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Sweet!!! I think they are great fighters!
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They are mean also. See the bite mark on the palm of your hand.
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Yeah little sucker got me with them tough teeth of his! I have also noticed since I stocked those RES I do not see anymore of this little sucker parisite I used to have. I can't say the RES took care of it for sure, but since I introduced them to the pond a year ago I have not caught one fish as of late with any parasites on them .
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Have you noticed if any of your fish have the yellow grubs in their meat when you clean them?
Those little critters are nasty.
Also I have seen fish with black spots through there meat as well, does anyone know what these are?
Will Redears take take care of them?
Is it ok to eat the fish with the black spots?
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I read in a "outdoor Illinois" magazine the black dots are edible. If I recall they are a Parasite from bird sh*t. Supposedly you can tell if they have them by looking closely at the fins for really fine black spots. Personally I've never seen one and I fish (and eat) all the time..
I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease.. BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES.
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MRHELLO,
The yellow grub and black salt spots are not uncommin. Do you have birds that frequent your ponds?? A lot of your parasites like yellow grubs and black spot come from bird droppings or from their mouth as they try to eat fish in your water. (IE Blue Heron) or simular birds. The parasite is in their mouth and then is gets washed off into the water and then the parasite try to find a host which most of the time is some sort of snail. It uses the snail to breed and then floats out into the water and attaches itself to your fish. I think that's how it works anyway. So to answer your question. Can RES help in this matter the answer is yes because RES eat snails which host the prarasites. That's why some people call RES "Shellcrackers" because they have very tough mouths and can crack snails open and eat them. Ar the yellow grubs and black spots dangerous and can you eat the fish. From what I have read if they are cooked throughly your fine as the parasite can not handle the hot temps of a frying pan.
The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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That is what I thought and I have eaten fish with the Yellow Grubs, and if you fry them I doubt much of anything can take that heat.
But the black I was not sure what they were and if snails carried them or not.
I stockeds some RES but have yet to see any, I guess they grow slower as well.
I did catch another HBG yesterday that was about 4" I guess is not bad since I stocked 1-3 inch fish, unless it was the 3" fish. LOL
I just started feeding so I am sure I lost a lot of growth waiting so long to start, but now I am and hope this time next year to have some 8" fish.
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Yeah it would seem my RES grow slower. The pictrue of the RES above is about 14 months. My BG are from May of this year. Even though they were 4 inches to start they do seem to grow pretty quick and I am not feeding them anything.
The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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Did you say you’re not feeding your BG?
What are they currently feeding on to be growing so well?
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Well I have a LOT of chara in my pond and a ton of tiny, tiny, minnows and insects and things in the chara. I am sure I have a bunch of little things in my weeds to eat. Once I have a lack of weeds from my Grass Carp than maybe I will start to feed. You will be surprised at all the little things in your pond for fish to eat that are alive and etable!
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I do know that my LMB are not taking care of all the fry, everytime I go over there I see more schools of fry, I would think something would eat them.
I have 100 CC in the pond I thought they would eat the fry, I have not even seen them come up to eat the feed.
Seems odd to me.
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Yeah those little fish are hard to catch!! I have a lot of them also. Bass want a bigger meal if they can get it most of the time. It takes to much energy to eat them little fry! Remember a 12 inch bass can eat a 4 inch minnow.
The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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I caught some RES yesterday; they were not but about 5 inches long but were neat to see.
I just wish I could have taken them to my pond as I would like to stock some larger ones in there just in case my 1" fish did not make it, and the snails can begin to be eaten.
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Hey RC - congrats on your first RES! They are a special fish...wait until they get upwards of 2 lbs. Good for you amigo...too cool.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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That is good growth for the RES.
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