Recent content by centrarchid

Breed and pickle.

Not quite the same,

Anyone into oddball North American natives like the Pirate Perch? I am about to rap up the breeding side and getting ready to put all effort into rearing fry. Shortly I will be breeding a pair of Black Crappie in the tank currently housing the Pirate Perch broodfish. Image below is of an embryo...

New phone so better pictures. Sort of. Snail abundance became abundant when lights turned. Bad as they consumed a lot of aufwuchs fish need. Red-tailed Sharks are growing fast. Lost on to cichlids. Others looking real good.

I am on four sites including this and BYC. Trying to find an active fish forum. Will be using them a lot this summer as likely to be penned in at home. My job actually more with fish but I can no longer engage farmers face to face which kills typical extension activities.

Not all make a lot of noise while laying. Mine as general rule are very quite as they try to hide location of nest site. Exception is when they are trying attract attention of rooster. Clucking is a broody related sound. Many sounds reported as clucking have other meanings and done under...