wierd, i know that it would be possible for bass or silver perch in a decent size dam to make it too that size, but not too sure bout Murray Cod.
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As a mostly exclusive salt water fisherman I have no idea about growth rates of fresh water fish.
A mate of mine stocked a dam on his property at Stanthorpe with Murray Cod about a year ago. This morning he found a dead one which was over 12 inches long and weighing in at around 1 kilo.
Aside from the fact that it was dead for no apparent reason, is it possible for the fingerlings to grow that much in 1 year? There is nowhere else it could have come from because the dam is only about 3 years old and it is stand alone with no permanent inflow of water.
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wierd, i know that it would be possible for bass or silver perch in a decent size dam to make it too that size, but not too sure bout Murray Cod.
12 inch in a year is about right but being a kilo sounds a lot ,normally a pound for the first year all depending on food and conditions. Have you had any big frost there ? , might be what killed the fish if the dam isn't very deep.
wamjam
My guess is that it would be less than 3 years old. The growth rate varies depending of water temp, food source, dam size and stocking rate. Fitz just posted up a report on Sweetwater about some Cod from around there:
http://www.sweetwaterfishing.com.au/....html#msg19684
Dale
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