I agree with Snipe and esshup, FHM deaths sound like fish holding and handling stressors to me. FHM are pretty tough fish. That is why they are often called 'tuffies". If it were me, I would be very suspect of the overall quality of fish coming from this supplier. His dying FHM are showing his true fish management "colors". As a rule - the toadpoles, bullfrog tadpoles, frogs, and salamanders thrive in good water quality that your pond likely has, I would think about using a different fish supplier. The customer has no idea of how many individual fish that were weak, dying, or dead in the fish farm facility tanks each morning before the fish were loaded for delivery. Especially if the fish had been held in their tanks prior for 7-14 days. Been to various fish farms early in the morning before opening. Often they are removing fish that have died during the night. Swimming fish are not always healthy fish.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 04/05/23 06:37 PM.
