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The often overlooked fish option that can handle the high temperatures like tilapia but also the cool temperatures like catfish but still be small enough for a 100 gallon tank and acceptable to eat for people who refuse fish who lack scales.
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There are various suppliers, and it depends on which store is near you. Carolina Fish Hatchery has a published schedule (south Virginia, No....
I called my local Southern States. Here's the link to their storefinder. The Southern States pond page says:
"Where can I obtain fish to stock in my pond?
"Southern States dealers sponsor a Fish Days promotion where pond owners can order different species of fish to stock their ponds. Check with your local Southern States dealer for the Fish Days promotion in your area."
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New to group
Started by Yaacov Levi. Last reply by Yaacov Levi Jun 26, 2017. 9 Replies 0 Likes
HiyaI am new to the group, and looking forward to hearing what others are doing. I am putting together 2 small systems, an in-house one, with large aquarium, reservoir and grow beds. Plan to grow out…Continue
just added 60 BG to my system
Started by MikeH. Last reply by Leo White Bear May 31, 2015. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I recently added 60 (2-3") BG to my 700 Gal system (250 G FT) and will be adding 50 more very soon. I had Tilapia before but switched when temps dropped and all 128 tilapia died. My question is, I…Continue
Aggressive Bluegill
Started by Nathan. Last reply by Cindi Conway Nov 12, 2014. 9 Replies 0 Likes
I caught a bluegill while fishing several months ago and put it in my 250 gallon tank. It does well with the other fish (catfish, crawdads, minnows, goldfish, bullfrog tadpoles, etc). Recently I…Continue
Bluegill Breeding
Started by George. Last reply by Phillip R. 'Cloudpiler' Landis May 12, 2014. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone doing it in tanks or planning to do it? How? Any strategy for culturing phytoplankton/zoo plankton in the tank prior to breeding? Thoughts on selective breeding?Continue
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Comment by Sylvia Bernstein on June 26, 2012 at 9:26am
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TC, how many inches are they at that 6 oz point?
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Comment by TCLynx on June 26, 2012 at 7:17am
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Growth rates will vary greatly depending on particular strain, feed, environment and definitely temperatures. Also, what people consider to be plate size.
Bluegill are definitely eating size at about 1/3rd of a pound or around 6 ounces and up but there are many people out there that seem to think all fish have to be 1 pound or something and many bluegill may never reach that size though some will.
In my first year with Bluegill, I would say 1/3rd of them got past that 1/3rd of a pound or bigger small eating size in 1 year (but I'm in Florida and our warm climate means the fish grow fast for much of the year.) Another 1/3rd of them probably just barely got to that size in the 1 year and the last 1/3rd of them still seem tiny.
That is really just an estimate since I don't believe in handling fish unless I have to move them or we are about to kill and eat them. We don't net our fish just to look at them or weigh them.
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Comment by Glenn Dennis on June 26, 2012 at 7:05am
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Paul, not sure why it does not work. Copy and past into your browser or google
Ohio State University Bluegill Aquaculture Workshop
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Thanks, guys. Very helpful. I tend to be pretty conservative on setting expectations so I"m going to go with two years. thanks again.
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Comment by Paul Trudeau on June 25, 2012 at 6:07pm
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Glenn, I can't seem to get your link to work.:
http://southcenters.osu.edu/aqua/extensionosu_bluegill_aquaculture_...
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Sylvia, 2 years is about right. The problem is that many will never reach plate size. Below is the OSU BG workshop.
http://southcenters.osu.edu/aqua/extensionosu_bluegill_aquaculture_...
I am right now trying to breed some in tanks to do selective breeding.
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Comment by George on June 25, 2012 at 6:01pm
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As I understand it, small eating size in one year and close to fully grown out in two. I'm seeing a variety of growth rates in my tank after stocking fingerlings six months ago.
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Hey Bluegill aficionados. Can anyone tell me how long it will take for a bluegill to grow out from fingerling size to plate size? Does about 2 years sound right? We are about to carry them so I'm doing some research and I can't find the answer to this question for some reason. Thanks!
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Bluegill are opportunistic and will do fine on the same pellet feeds as catfish and tilapia though I understand they may grow faster on a higher protein feed. They do tend to exhibit a wide variety of growth rates. We had some that were up to eating size in under a year while others seem to hardly grow at all. (FYI 1/3rd of a pound is a perfectly reasonable eating size for bluegill.)
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