Brook Trout Fry Pix

[dragonsong]

So our school is growing out a bunch of these little guys to release in a local creek - they get them from the hatchery and there's a whole care guide to go along with the project, and of course me and a friend signed up to take care of them for a few days and I just had to snap a couple pix of them. There's got to be over 100 in there, way more survived this year, last year there was maybe only 40 or so, it's very cool to watch them in the current swimming in a huge swarm. None are over 3" yet.

There's a Fluval 405 I think it was, filtering this tank along with a chiller going all the time, water is at 44F. So cold! - I nearly froze my fingers during the water change, I'm too used to tropical temperatures!

 

[gar man]

Thats pretty cool, so how big are they raised to before they are released?

 

[dragonsong]

Thats pretty cool, so how big are they raised to before they are released?

I'm guessing around 5 1/2 to 6", however big they get by May - which is when the release date is.

 

[kevinfleming21]

that is super cool. very nice looking even at that young age!

 

[Wiggles92]

Awesome trout! I tried trout in my big pond during the first year of having it, and I unfortunately lost all of them when the temperature spiked despite it being fed by a very cold spring.

 

[Diskboy12]

Very cool. I wish we had projects like that when I went to high school...

 

[gar man]

Wish my high school had these projects lol.

 

[gangster]

Awesome school project! I love the patterns on brookies as they develop\

 

[dragonsong]

Awesome school project! I love the patterns on brookies as they develop\

Same! I can't wait till they start getting in their adult colors, that will probably look really cool.

Plus I think the stream they are going to be released in runs through a friend's property, I might be able to keep watching them even after they leave the tank.

 

[valderi123]

cute little fish