This is a very very important topic for me...
couple of questions here....
1) Do blues have a better recruitment than channels?? In other words do they have any sort of better chance of spawning than channels?
2) has anyone ever stocked Blues from the wild and try to get them to spawn ?
3) what is the disadvantages to stocking blues from the wild as apposed to getting them from a nursery?
Thanks any help on this is highly appreciated!
1) Channels are supposed to be faster growers/breeders than the Blues.
2) Not I.
3) From what I have learned, stocking from a nursery gives you a few things you can not get from the wild:
Consistency in size.
Familiarity with feeders.
Less chance of contamination from other species of fish (eggs) or plant life from the water.
To me, the consistency in size is important. I tried to stock the feeder fish earlier so they would have a chance to get to a breeding size and go through at least one cycle before the predator fish were big enough to feed on the fry let alone the bigger ones. I hope it all works out that way. The catfish seem to be spoiled on the fish feeder anyway. They are acting like piranhas when it goes off. Such fun to watch.
