I had a similar experience with smallmouth bass that I planted into a cage. They were supposedly feed trained but they acted like they had no idea what a pellet was when I put them into a floating cage. I was told many times when a fish gets into a different evironment this can happen. However that was a different supplier than the one I have now (Laggis Fish Farms Gobles, Michigan) For some reason I have no problems with his fish.

Conversely I was reading a study done on yellow perch but can't remember where I read it. Not sure if it was in one of my journals, back issue of Aquaculture or on the Internet. Anyway, they took wild yellow perch and starved them for I believe it was 8 days before they started feeding them. They got them to all feed on the pellets which surprised me. Would holding back feed for a while possibly make a difference?

Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 12/14/07 10:42 PM.
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