The Optimal shipped today, but there may not be any left alive by the time it gets here.
Two floaters in the cage yesterday. Five more floaters today.
Pulled it up to see if there were any sinkers and a couple of what's left look rather lethargic. And there's only 32 in there. 7+32 doesn't equal 50 if my math is right.
They were nice and frisky when I picked them up. By the time I got home none of them looked very happy, so I only gave the bag about a 15 minute float because it was obvious they were suffocating and I wanted to get them into the water before they croaked.
$35 worth of fish isn't really a big deal, but it is a bit disappointing that they didn't make it here in better shape.
I'll call the hatchery tomorrow and see what they say.
Oh, I chopped up a couple nightcrawlers and tossed in yesterday evening, and again today. As many minnow fry as there are swimming around they'd probably be fine without being fed.
So I'll keep an eye on them and see what happens, but I'm not terribly optimistic about how it's going to go with this batch.
