05-03-2007, 11:56 AM
[cool][#0000ff]There will be no more tigers planted anywhere in Utah until DWR can find a source of certified disease free fish. The source they have been using, in the upper midwest, is right in the middle of the "hot zone" for VHS [url "http://seagrant.wisc.edu/fisheries/Default.aspx?tabid=1586"]LINK TO INFO[/url]. This stuffi is nasty and attacks virtually all species. Whirling disease is like a mild headache compared to VHS.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My understanding is that tigers are purchased as fertile egss and then planted as fry, only several inches long. It is very costly to bring them up to any size. They eat lots of fish for every inch of growth.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My understanding is that tigers are purchased as fertile egss and then planted as fry, only several inches long. It is very costly to bring them up to any size. They eat lots of fish for every inch of growth.[/#0000ff]
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[url "http://utahoutdoors.com/pages/big%20game.htm"]UTAH OUTDOORS ARTICLE[/url]
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