Backyard Aquaponics
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Has anyone tried jilgies or koonacs in AP? just wondering if they are as territorial as yabbies


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I was young and stupid once, i'm not that young anymore

Haven;t heard of anyone trying them, I guess the yabbies are generally so easy to get hold of, and bread so readily, they are a bit more popular.. And Marron, well, we all know why marron are popular...

I doubt there will be much difference by stocking jilgies or koonacs with eating each other but they don't grow as big as yabbies.

Something to think about is only stocking single sex.

"When males and females are separated, male yabbies grow about 15% faster than males in mixed sex dams, and female yabbies grow about 30% faster than those in mixed sex farm dams.
In monosex culture male yabbies grow about 70% faster than female yabbies."
ref: http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/aq/aq025/index.php?0404 if you want to read more

So if you just want a good feed, might be worth eating the females now, stocking with males and see how they go.

I tried 10 in my ibc system. Now have 3 left and lost a few SP in the process. Think i'll stick with fish.