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What type of animal is a bluegill?: It is small approx 65 x35 feet, ground water fed no springs. I built an areation system using a VFD and a 3 phase motor driving a Gast rotary compressor that runs 24/7 365 days a year. I use Aqua-Fix additives as well as aqua-shade. The fish growth and health is very good. There are a variety of fish including lake shiners, perch, rock bass, bluegills, catfish. I feed them Purina Fish Chow about 2 cups per day.

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Darn that Global Warming!

Well, it was a pretty hard winter in Ohio on the shore of Lake Erie. So far I have counted 35 9 inch bluegills that I planted in my garden due to freeze kill. There is probably twice that number as the crawdads eat them up when they sink. One thing that caused it was my areator shut down from a power outage and didn't restart. Alas, but I was in Chicago working and when I came home the pond was a solid chunk of ice. Sooo, I get to start over again. I intend to dredge the pond this summer to get… Continue

Posted on March 27, 2009 at 1:58pm — 2 Comments

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At 3:18pm on August 19, 2008, Bruce Condello said…: Welcome, Jacob!!!

Thanks for joining the Big Bluegill crew. I hope you enjoy the pictures, stories, and humor (if you'd really call it that). We hope this will be a fun site for bluegill enthusiasts to check in on every once in a while.

Your pond sounds really cool. I'd love to see a picture of it someday.

Bruce

At 2:39pm on August 19, 2008, Jeremy R. Mayo said…: Do you ring a dinner bell when you walk down to the water with the food. I know several people who do this and its so funny how they start rushin the dock. DING DING DING and a dip net. Who needs a cricket when you gotem trained.