laguna
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Why do you think so many fisheries ban them?
Because the popular belief is that poorly prepared tigers swell in the gut of fish.
Is the reason for a widespread ban just a knee jerk reaction?... good call if considering fish safety, but what are the facts? example is it true that poorly prepared tiger nuts swell in the fish to the extent where they cause an obstruction and die or is that pure guess work?
Is the reason for a widespread ban just a knee jerk reaction?... good call if considering fish safety, but what are the facts? example is it true that poorly prepared tiger nuts swell in the fish to the extent where they cause an obstruction and die or is that pure guess work?
if the carp swallow whole without first chewing?
It might be quite wrong, but I was under the impression that pharyngeal teeth were fairly effective crushers/grinders.
I've often wondered just how vulnerable fish are to unsoaked/boiled particles. I'd expect fish of all kinds to take advantage of any foodsource that drops into the water. I accept that many are unlikely to fall into water naturally, especially in kilo multiples, but I find it quite hard to believe that any nuts, pulses, grains and seeds that do will be of any issue to fish. Lats face it we are talking about the same cyprinids that are reputed to eat swan mussels and crayfish. I can't see tiger nuts being an issue for any fish capable of ingesting either.
Wouldn't a short tube (roughly only twice the size of its body) with short digestive times expel/pass undigested foodstuff quickly? Quick enough that the tigers wouldn't swell to a dangerous level perhaps?As carp don't have a stomach this may be part of the the problem...................
We had the misfortune of a spate of fish deaths at Grendon lakes a couple of years ago, post mortem revealed blocked intestinal tracts down to Tigers, result, banned as a bait.
What next an artificial bait ban ???