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Pond Update: "Albino" Catfish
Posted on 3/8/23 at 9:58 am
Posted on 3/8/23 at 9:58 am
I had a thread a while back when we built this pond. We stocked it a couple of years ago and there were two "albino" catfish in the fingerlings. I put albino in quotation marks because it's eyes do not appear to be red.
Anyway, I never saw them again. We've been fishing the pond and feeding them for 2 years now.
Yesterday I go out there to check cows and feed the catfish for the first time this year and this dude comes up standing out like a sore thumb.
I had almost forgotten they were possibly still in there.
Also of note, the water quality looks great.
Anyway, I never saw them again. We've been fishing the pond and feeding them for 2 years now.
Yesterday I go out there to check cows and feed the catfish for the first time this year and this dude comes up standing out like a sore thumb.
I had almost forgotten they were possibly still in there.
Also of note, the water quality looks great.
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Posted on 3/8/23 at 10:09 am to Clyde Tipton
That's awesome man
Let's just hope the pond didn't start as NascarFan's
Let's just hope the pond didn't start as NascarFan's
Posted on 3/8/23 at 10:17 am to Clyde Tipton
I got a couple in the bag I bought as well, haven't seen them since I dumped the bag. Hopefully they are still in the pond, always thought it would be cool to see them when they got bigger
Posted on 3/8/23 at 10:20 am to Clyde Tipton
Do you have an aerator and does your pond stay muddy? How big is your pond? Looking at doing something similar to mine. Its 3/4 acre
Posted on 3/8/23 at 10:22 am to Clyde Tipton
An actual CSB 
Posted on 3/8/23 at 11:37 am to Clyde Tipton
We've always gotten a few albino catfish in each batch of fingerlings we purchase. If we ever catch one we put it back.
Last year I had a bad problem with otters and they all but cleaned the catfish out of my pond, all except for one large albino catfish. We still see him zooming around when we feed.
Last year I had a bad problem with otters and they all but cleaned the catfish out of my pond, all except for one large albino catfish. We still see him zooming around when we feed.
Posted on 3/8/23 at 6:42 pm to Clyde Tipton
I remember years ago a farmer bred albino catfish only. The idea was the pink filet would be attractive to customers similar to salmon.
Problem turned out they got low survival rates due to predators being able to easily see them
Problem turned out they got low survival rates due to predators being able to easily see them
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