The Cod population got absolutely raped back then. My grandfather used to tell stories of getting the aboriginal people to take them to the spots and they would pull several 1.5m+ fish in a night.The good old days, doubt we will ever see them this size again.
This piece of info might be most crucial for my success or failure here in Florida. But it seems from Mike's words, Wes might not know which geographic strain he's got, since it is from a REdistribution center, not an original location.If you know what strain of murray you got then that will determine temps. QLD lowland strains can handle much higher temps then your MDB type strains. VIC strains are gonna be a bit more how you going with the temps.
When you think about it its crazy how they were so common at that size, now if someone caught a 1.5mtr cod it would be on the news.The Cod population got absolutely raped back then. My grandfather used to tell stories of getting the aboriginal people to take them to the spots and they would pull several 1.5m+ fish in a night.
I think the preservation projects will work to a degree at least keeping a wild population going but the massive ones are a thing of the past, if it takes 80 years to get to so big even thebiggerthebetter will be long gone by the time his hits that size. Probably back when the massive ones were common they didnt have to deal with introduced predators , pollution etc. either.Ogertron3000 There are several conservation projects in NSW and other places for Cod. Wes said he gets/gotten his from one of these redistribution centers for cod. Maybe I’m naive but I think there could be one that size. But it’s takes nearly 80 years plus to grow that size. That photo is an iconic photo, absolutely love it.
Friller2009 That’s absolutely incredible to hear. I don’t doubt it either. If you look there are a few photos on Google of aboriginal people with these monster sized cod.
I feel like your best bet would be to put it outside. If you've got that wels and those sturgeon it should be alright if your temps don't get too high. If there's enough space for micro climates then that'd work well. They tend to stick to the bottom of waterholes where it is the coldest.This piece of info might be most crucial for my success or failure here in Florida. But it seems from Mike's words, Wes might not know which geographic strain he's got, since it is from a REdistribution center, not an original location.