Author: Noelle Desir
Everything is on fast-forward. The trout that have learned to eat are very healthy, and growing rapidly.
Unfortunately, we have suffered from a huge die off. On February 9th approximately 100 fish were removed from the tank. This has increased our total dead from 433 to 533 fish.
Also an estimate of 25 trout were transferred back into the basket with the hopes that they would eat more. We hypothesized that they were not eating enough food, therefore feeding them more directly should increase the amount of food they eat, and increase their chance of survival. Although they have been placed in this basket for a number of days, they have continued to resist and reject their food. Most of them, lay or swim near the bottom of the basket, and some have even been seen swimming in circles. We have done what we can for these members of our trout population, but as of now, they are not doing very well.
In better news, the trout that have learned to eat are growing very quickly. They are very mobile, moving around the tank, almost non-stop. Our fingerlings are still very young, but some have begun to display increased longitudinal striations.
Keeping up on water chemistry and water changes are very important for the success of these trout. In the past two weeks the water chemistry performed has yielded positive results. This great water quality can be attributed to the regular water changes, and meticulous checking for dead fish, which can pollute the water.
Everything is on fast-forward. The trout that have learned to eat are very healthy, and growing rapidly.
Unfortunately, we have suffered from a huge die off. On February 9th approximately 100 fish were removed from the tank. This has increased our total dead from 433 to 533 fish.
Also an estimate of 25 trout were transferred back into the basket with the hopes that they would eat more. We hypothesized that they were not eating enough food, therefore feeding them more directly should increase the amount of food they eat, and increase their chance of survival. Although they have been placed in this basket for a number of days, they have continued to resist and reject their food. Most of them, lay or swim near the bottom of the basket, and some have even been seen swimming in circles. We have done what we can for these members of our trout population, but as of now, they are not doing very well.
In better news, the trout that have learned to eat are growing very quickly. They are very mobile, moving around the tank, almost non-stop. Our fingerlings are still very young, but some have begun to display increased longitudinal striations.
Keeping up on water chemistry and water changes are very important for the success of these trout. In the past two weeks the water chemistry performed has yielded positive results. This great water quality can be attributed to the regular water changes, and meticulous checking for dead fish, which can pollute the water.