Rosey Reds

Do rosey reds eat guppies?

They're about the same size more or less.

"April1201" wrote in message
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Do rosey reds eat guppies?

Bob,

They're put in the pond for food for the bass. I've read everywhere
that bluegills dont eat fish however all the bluegills I have raised in
aquariums eat them with no reserve. Around here they're used as bait for
fishing. As bait or for pond stocking they are called "fatheads" but in the
petstore they are called "rosey reds". Around here at least you're supposed
to stock them and golden shiners before your bass so that they get establish
before the bass start sucking them down. I stocked them at the same time as
my bass but my bass where only 1.5-2 inches long and wouldnt have been able
to eat the full sized ones anyways. 1,000 of them cost around $100.00 or so
delivered via UPS.

Sam

"Bob Adkins" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:08:45 -0400, "Sam Hopkins"
wrote:

Looks like the 1,000 rosey reds I stocked in my pond spawned and now I
have
about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,003 new ones all
along
the shoreline of my pond. It's crazy seeing drones of fish schools like
that.

Hey Sam, how are rosy red's as food for bluegill? How about eating
mosquitos? Do they eat as many as mosquito fish? How about bait? Think
they
would be easy to net for use as bluegill and bass bait? About how much
does
1000 cost delivered?

I have 100 more questions, but I'll leave you alone for now. :-)

Bob

Sam Hopkins wrote:
Looks like the 1,000 rosey reds I stocked in my pond spawned and now I have
about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,003 new ones all along
the shoreline of my pond. It's crazy seeing drones of fish schools like
that.

Sam


are you sure you didnt miss one or two ?

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John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

never miss a good oportunity to shut up

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

How big are rosey reds? Never seen one, but by the looks of your message I
would never want over "1". I'm already over stocked! Kc
"Sam Hopkins" wrote in message
.. .
Looks like the 1,000 rosey reds I stocked in my pond spawned and now I
have
about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,003 new ones all
along
the shoreline of my pond. It's crazy seeing drones of fish schools like
that.

Sam

Bob I know you're building a big rec pond too. Let me say this. There's no
need to go by stocking rates. I stocked 100 bass, 100 catfish, 100
bluegills, 1,000 rosey reds (the minimum I could get), and 48 shiners. A few
months later there's a billion fish. Had I gone by the stocking rates the
government puts out (and the fish hatchery) It would have cost about
$6,000.00. Instead I payed $660.00 and everyone's happy.

"Bob Adkins" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:08:45 -0400, "Sam Hopkins"
wrote:

Looks like the 1,000 rosey reds I stocked in my pond spawned and now I
have
about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,003 new ones all
along
the shoreline of my pond. It's crazy seeing drones of fish schools like
that.

So I should need only 3, right? Send them! :-)

Bob

"Sam Hopkins" wrote in message
.. .
Looks like the 1,000 rosey reds I stocked in my pond spawned and now I
have
about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,003 new ones all
along
the shoreline of my pond. It's crazy seeing drones of fish schools like
that.

I put less then a dozen in my pond, and I now have several hundred. Go to
PetSmart and buy a dozen for a dollar or so...then you will have an endless
supply.

BV.

Bob,

They're put in the pond for food for the bass. I've read everywhere
that bluegills dont eat fish however all the bluegills I have raised in
aquariums eat them with no reserve. Around here they're used as bait for
fishing. As bait or for pond stocking they are called "fatheads" but in the
petstore they are called "rosey reds". Around here at least you're supposed
to stock them and golden shiners before your bass so that they get establish
before the bass start sucking them down. I stocked them at the same time as
my bass but my bass where only 1.5-2 inches long and wouldnt have been able
to eat the full sized ones anyways. 1,000 of them cost around $100.00 or so
delivered via UPS.

Sam

"Bob Adkins" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:08:45 -0400, "Sam Hopkins"
wrote:

Looks like the 1,000 rosey reds I stocked in my pond spawned and now I
have
about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,003 new ones all
along
the shoreline of my pond. It's crazy seeing drones of fish schools like
that.

Hey Sam, how are rosy red's as food for bluegill? How about eating
mosquitos? Do they eat as many as mosquito fish? How about bait? Think
they
would be easy to net for use as bluegill and bass bait? About how much
does
1000 cost delivered?

I have 100 more questions, but I'll leave you alone for now. :-)

Bob

I have caught an aweful lot of bluegill on minnows for "them" to be
saying bluegill don't eat fish!



On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:34:21 -0400, "Sam Hopkins"
wrote:

Bob,

They're put in the pond for food for the bass. I've read everywhere
that bluegills dont eat fish however all the bluegills I have raised in
aquariums eat them with no reserve. Around here they're used as bait for
fishing. As bait or for pond stocking they are called "fatheads" but in the
petstore they are called "rosey reds". Around here at least you're supposed
to stock them and golden shiners before your bass so that they get establish
before the bass start sucking them down. I stocked them at the same time as
my bass but my bass where only 1.5-2 inches long and wouldnt have been able
to eat the full sized ones anyways. 1,000 of them cost around $100.00 or so
delivered via UPS.

Sam

"Bob Adkins" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 13:08:45 -0400, "Sam Hopkins"
wrote:

Looks like the 1,000 rosey reds I stocked in my pond spawned and now I
have
about 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,003 new ones all
along
the shoreline of my pond. It's crazy seeing drones of fish schools like
that.

Hey Sam, how are rosy red's as food for bluegill? How about eating
mosquitos? Do they eat as many as mosquito fish? How about bait? Think
they
would be easy to net for use as bluegill and bass bait? About how much
does
1000 cost delivered?

I have 100 more questions, but I'll leave you alone for now. :-)

Bob

They're about the same size more or less.

"April1201" wrote in message
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Do rosey reds eat guppies?