The catch is that their offspring will usually be about 90% male and 10% female. Here is a funny one for you. They will have to be restocked periodically to keep a population going. First, my most often asked question… “How many more grass carp should I add to my pond? The hybrid crappie is a mix of the black and white crappie that still have the ability to reproduce, but at a much lower rate. “That’s because they can reproduce, but only with other species. The issue with standard bluegill is they reproduce quickly and can take over a pond very fast if there is not a suitable predator fish population keeping them in check. Bass must be added to eliminate this reproduction. Use dog food chunks, wadded up bread or fish pellet food for bait. No fish equals wasted money! but I do not see any fry in the water.this is supposed to be a bass and bluegill pond. I don't Facebook. They grow fast, taste great, and they get to lunker sizes (supposedly up to 3 ¾ pounds). This rate of reproduction is necessary to maintain adequate bass forage in a balanced bluegill/largemouth bass fishery and is why bluegill are preferred over other sunfish species. In fact, they’ll beach themselves on the side of your pond to grab a bite of lawn long before they’ll eat the algae. Hybrid Bluegill reproduction can potentially make either normal Bluegill or Green Sunfish (which is the other species needed to make them “hybrids”). After reading everyone else responses, another question comes to my mind. Few hybrid offspring will survive to adulthood, therefore helping prevent overpopulation. GSF can come down stream from the overflow of a pond above you or they can swim upstream up your overflow in water just a couple inches deep. When that happens, the next generation won’t exhibit hybrid vigor.” The hybrids are aggressive predators, Lusk said. As you can imagine, there are no black and white rules for managing fish in your pond. Our friend Steven Smith at the Noble Foundation explains bluegill reproduce at incredible rates. Many good bluegill lakes are greatly reduced by the unnatural population increase of game fish which can add even more fishing pressure to other great bluegill waters. The pond is new and no outside fish can get in. Hybrid Bluegill The Hybrid Bluegill is a cross between a Male Bluegill and a Female Green Sunfish, and is sometimes referred to as a Hybrid Sunfish. You can easily identify female bluegill by the yellow color of its belly, while the male has a red belly. The filter socks are a small investment to protect the health of your fishery. With our move to our spacious new location, we now have the facilities to provide a full line of fish for your pond stocking needs. Hybrid Bluegill, the species that easy to produce. Excellent questions. Therefore they are not recommended for a forage base for larger fish. WRONG! A careful observation each season should see bluegill in the shallows along the shore of the pond. � 2014 POND BOSS INC. all rights reserved USA and Worldwide. The Hybrids do reproduce back to the green sunfish. “If people intend to stock hybrid bluegills, stock them as a stand-alone species and not with other species of fish,” he said. Reproduction can be improved by placing structure in 1 to 3 feet of water. Many pond owners rely on ditch or creek water to fill or maintain the water levels in their pond. During one summer, a female bluegill can spawn three times releasing 2,300 to 81,100 eggs per spawn. Overland Park, KS. The coppernose bluegill can grow up to 2 pounds and can benefit your ponds ecosystem. Catfish grow fast, are easily pellet trained, and can survive about any condition you throw at them. Some say that hybrid crappie is actually bigger and grow faster than normal crappie. Member. The regular Bluegill will reproduce in large numbers, which is a plus if your pond has an established predator population. A hybrid bluegill can grow up to 4 lbs., however typically they only get 1 1/2 to 2 lbs. The offspring of the hybrids show inferior growth, and when stocked with bass and bluegill, are often eaten as forage. Prey comes in with this water. This is seen as a very large negative! They may spawn three or more times per season and lay 2,300 to 81,000 eggs per cycle depending on the maturity of the female. I have 4 goldfish and a bluegill. How many BG did the state put in? Can you post pics ? A little example:  I performed a fish kill on a 1/3 acre pond that had approximately six 4-inch goldfish originally stocked 4 years prior. Hybrid bluegills grow at phenomenal rates especially if you feed aggressively. That's the fish truck. They grow faster than the standard Bluegill. Posts: 75. He was following sequential or generational HBG in his ponds. I just can’t get them to control the stringy mat algae on the surface.”  Actually, you can add about as many as you want, they still will not control the filamentous mat algae. This is similar to a mule resulting from a horse-donkey reproductive event. The sunfish family, Centrarchidae, is a strictly North American fish family. I stocked 1000 bluegill. They will feed aggressively on fish pellets so you can set up automatic feeders to boost growth rates. Hybrid Bluegill do not make more Hybrid Bluegill! In doing so, many fish, insects, snails, and leeches are pumped directly into your pond. The Hybrid Bluegill is 95% male. Learn the many characteristics of coppernose bluegill and why you should stock them in your pond. As far as I am aware, there is still no such thing as spontaneous generation. Hybrid Bluegill will reproduce in ponds. What could be wrong with that? They are likely some other cross than the normal BG X GSF hybrid. I am concerned that an inferior fish will take over my pond!I have read everything I could find about hybrid bluegill but nothing answer those 2 questions. A Hybrid bluegill has a larger mouth, is thicker across the back, is more aggressive and is a cannibal, which helps in controlling the numbers. During summer months, bluegills generally consume 3.2 percent of their body weight each day. Now I seem to have 2 smaller bluegill also. If you’re told differently, you’re being lied to. The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and koi (Cyprinus carpio) are actually the same fish species, with koi being highly domesticated and bred for their ornate color. One thing many people don’t consider is that catfish also eat fair amounts of bluegill during the night, creating competition with your largemouth bass. Bluegill may begin reproducing at approximately thee-inches. So what’s the problem with a bunch of colorful goldfish swimming around my pond? The hybrid bluegill is a popular sporting fish. Hybrid bluegill do grow at … First, they don't reproduce like bluegill do. Hybrid bluegill will consume a commercial fish food, in turn aiding its growth. It's about 10" long. Bluegill use gill rakers and bands of small teeth to ingest their food. Hybrid Bluegill Advice: The Hybrid Bluegill is a voracious feeder, depending mostly on insects, zooplankton and very small fish. The green sunfish is considered a trash fish. Compared to other hybrids fish such as hybrid striped bass, this species is preferable. A male may attract more than one female to his nest and a female may deposit eggs in more than one nest. Re: Coppernose vs. It is best to stock them as soon as you see that the vegetation is getting slightly out of control (greater than 20% of the pond area). The neighborhood kids, fishermen’s bait buckets, and “contaminated” fish stockings. The hybrid bluegill has been given a bad name because of its reproduction back to a green sunfish and its misuse. He reported still good growth of FX HBG after a few years. Hybrid bluegills can grow at a rate of one-half to three-quarters of a pound per growing … Magnificent lodge like home! I have a small garden pond. Bluegills are native to North America but now can be found almost all over the continent. G. Gumboot. This will limit reproduction, but will by no means stop it. If you’re told differently, you’re being lied to. We recommend stocking about 100 - 150 pounds per surface acre in most water bodies. Callahan's pictured fish do look similar to Georgia Giant hybrids. And my favorite… common carp, golfish, and koi. To capture prey, bluegills use a suction system in which they accelerate water into their mouth. http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=256325#Post256325, http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=332398#Post332398, http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=349990#Post349990, http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=404439#Post404439, http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=92443#Post92443, http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4, https://www.facebook.com/pages/White-Oak-Creek-Fish-Farm-Llc-Allens-Ky-Fish-Truck/223580297708560, Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.4. I am looking for some information to help me make a educated decision on how to manage my new pond. To sample your smaller YOY fish, BG, HBG and GSF will readily go into a baited minnow trap. When we mention the word hybrid, we automatically think several things. Habits of the Hybrid Bluegill. Hybrid Bluegill are stocked for the fun of catching them. This provides an abundance of fertile … It would help if you provided the type , size , number and stock date of each species stocked. It would be interesting to know what the parents were. Read about them HERE. I live in Boerne, TX (South Central Texas). This is especially true if you have also stocked pure bred bluegill at the same time given that these should be nearer a 50:50 ratio male to female. The phone number I have don't work. Some, however, can still reproduce. Member. Hybrids are a cross between female green sunfish and male bluegill. The first researchers observed the basic biological activities of sunfish. See if you can get pics of the HBG and the 3-4 inch fish. The mule is incapable of producing its own offspring. They spawn when water temperatures reach 67 to 89, but prefer 72 to 79. “Where can I get these so-called super hybrid bluegill?”  Many pond owners are convinced that they need to have hybrid bluegill in their ponds. For this reason, they should only be stocked in ponds with a strong forage base. Second, we think a hybrid can’t reproduce. Goldfish are a separate species but with similar characteristics. Okay, so the hybrid bluegill will reproduce between themselves and with the pure bluegill in the pond. Female Bluegill start to spawn after their first year of life. Hybrid bluegill will reproduce within your pond! The only exception reported is the hybrid crappie found in Kinkaid Lake, in … Position trap horizontal to shore line. When it spawns the offspring can be an undesirable Green Sunfish. Hybrid Bluegill #11705 02/16/05 04:27 PM. If they are still evident, even at … See the information we have about this in the lengthy thread about hybrid bluegill (HGB). I met them at my local southern states. However, widespread introductions have increased the ranges of these sunfish throughout the country. They do not reproduce a desirable offspring, so plan to restock with them when their numbers get low. They produce approximately 33% meat when filleted. Many people are under the belief that catfish only eat rotted bottom materials and work to keep the pond bottom clean. At Inspired by Nature, Inc., we are always getting questions about fish management and stocking. So what’s left? Therefore, do not stock white amur for preventative purposes. And the redear to control the grubs from getting in my bass. However, he no longer posts on this forum. So, if you think you’ll add one of each to prevent them from reproducing, you’ll be sadly mistaken. Absolutely not, they can provide long-term control of rooted vegetation provided that proper numbers are stocked for the type of plant material that you have. Hybrid Bluegill has a large mouth and trains readily to commercial fish feed. See info from member called Meadowlark. Gumboot. This is our #1 selling fish species. First, offspring will exhibit hybrid vigor…meaning babies will share best of both parents, growing faster and larger than either parent. Turns out my redear where hybrid bluegills. They are 7-8 in long now and I'm seeing some about 3-4 in long just like them.And I am seeing some of the big ones and small ones still nesting! No food equals no fish. To the best of my knowledge, this crappie-bluegill hybrid would be infertile and incapable of producing offspring themselves. The hybrid bluegill grow extremely fast and outgrow the regular bluegill. Hybrid bluegill will reproduce, however they are 90 to 95 percent male. The coppernose bluegill is one of the most versatile fish species and can add to both your pond health and family fun. The native range of the bluegill was in the eastern U.S., while the green sunfish was found in the central U.S. and the redear sunfish in the southeastern U.S. The fish farm also has coppernose bluegill. If you wait, the LMB will be larger and you will have to stock advanced sizes of RES to avoid being eaten by the LMB. This produces a viable (NOT STERILE) cross. These fish are highly reproductive and if only a few predators are present, will fill your pond quickly. Not HBG IMO. As you may know, our answer is usually in the form of another question, “What are your goals for the pond?” As you decide what types of fish you may want to stock, here are a few pointers. Hybrid bluegill will reproduce. Hungry goldfish, carp, and koi will root around in the bottom and create water clarity problems, especially if you have a clay or silt bottom. I have mostly pure BG and am actively saving my naturally occurring hybrids being produced in my sediment pond and putting them in my main pond to increase the HBG numbers. At the time of the fish kill, the  was brown, muddy, and had a clarity of 5 inches. The mouth of the fish is quite small, and it has 2 dorsal fins. Grass carp are selective eaters, first consuming desirable rooted vegetation prior to even considering the consumption of algae. Right? It also does not reproduce well, because it produces 95% to 100% male offspring. This provides an abundance of fertile females for the 90% male blue-green sunfish population to reproduce with. As long as you can properly identify both sexes used in the cross, the reproduction will result in success. Hybrid Bluegill. Bluegill provide an excellent forage for bass due to their ability to reproduce at incredible rates. If you have any questions about stocking rates or which fish species to stock, call and talk with a biologist to decide what fish will work best for your pond. Hybrid Bluegill are MOSTLY sterile. IN FACT, this fish performs magnificently in small ponds its don’t over populate like the common bluegill and its reproduction back to the green sunfish can be control by add bass. Nothing, if you can prevent them from reproducing in your pond. As a result of the cross the Hybrid Bluegill is ~80-90% male, giving it a reduced reproductive potential and making it an ideal choice for those ponds prone to Bluegill stunting. Nipping, stunting, and competition with largemouth bass are just a few of their traits. Hybrid Bluegill can be stocked in March through November. A female bluegill can produce up to 60,000 eggs, depending on her age and size. A floating pellet fish feed and can benefit your ponds ecosystem in most water bodies think ’. 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