Burbot anyone? - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T08:16:25Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/burbot-anyone?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A270932&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBurbot (lota lota), commonly…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-12-31:4778851:Comment:2709322011-12-31T15:28:18.383ZIan Cameronhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/IanCameron
<p>Burbot (lota lota), commonly referred to up here as Ling Cod. An ugly beast, however it is prized for its good meat. It is a cold water fish preferring temps in the 3-7C range. It is considered a nuisance fish down south as it feeds exclusively on live prey. We caught about a dozen juveniles in July in the outflow settling pond of our little hatchery and put them in a 20 gal aquarium in our facility building. By September, ten of them had disappeared and two had grown considerably larger. On…</p>
<p>Burbot (lota lota), commonly referred to up here as Ling Cod. An ugly beast, however it is prized for its good meat. It is a cold water fish preferring temps in the 3-7C range. It is considered a nuisance fish down south as it feeds exclusively on live prey. We caught about a dozen juveniles in July in the outflow settling pond of our little hatchery and put them in a 20 gal aquarium in our facility building. By September, ten of them had disappeared and two had grown considerably larger. On morning I went to work early and found the largest one attempting to swallow whole the remaining one. Wished I had a video camera. He finally got it down after about 20min.</p>
<p>Now, here's the strange thing, after reading the available material on burbot, they should not have survived the water temp of the aquarium, it sits at approx 15C. The water is 80% replaced every two days. An air pump is used, no stones, just tubes.</p>
<p>Literature found on burbot: <cite><a href="http://www.uro.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=56371" target="_blank">www.uro.uidaho.edu/default.aspx?pid=56371</a></cite></p> Never heard of it. If you ca…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-12-20:4778851:Comment:2672322011-12-20T00:23:50.875ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Never heard of it. If you can find some links to more information about it to post, I expect you will get some interest and conversation about it going.</p>
<p>Never heard of it. If you can find some links to more information about it to post, I expect you will get some interest and conversation about it going.</p>