A couple of days ago I received a delivery of 100 Silver Perch fingerlings . These were part of the original plan but were not available until last week.
They came from
Ian Charles at
Silverwater Native Fish , Old Wagga Rd, Grong Grong NSW 2652 ph (02) 69562122.
A really nice bloke to deal with. I had a chat with him as he was delivering live plate size Silver perch to a Chinese restaurant in Jamison. He transports the big fish in a heavily insulated box with a pure oxygen bubbler. The fish are partially anaesthetised by adding a small amount of clove oil to the water. He had about 90 fish weighing between 600g and 1 kilo in a 400litre box- all quite happy - but very crowded.
My fish were a lot smaller- between 40mm and 80mm. Unfortunately about 20 died in the first couple of days but the deaths have stopped and the fish now look fat and healthy.
They spend most of their time in the middle water unlike the cats which are mostly on the bottom. Like the cats they are very fond of chopped earthworms and when feeding seem to encourage the cats to move higher up in the water. The cats will have to eat faster if they are to get their share of the worms. Worms are a treat- the primary food at this stage is a sinking pellet food which although Australian made is made from imported fish meal so I plan on making my own fish food in the not to distant future.
I suspect that the silvers will grow a fair bit faster than the cats so we might be having fish dinners late this year with a bit of luck.
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