Re: NANFA-- River Reef

Bruce Stallsmith (fundulus_at_hotmail.com)
Mon, 02 Jul 2001 09:57:58 -0400

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>seem to just 'appear' in the 1-2 inch range. Thank you!!!! If I may ask
>another.....do bass pair-bond to
>protect the nest? Does that bond last more than a season? Do they use the
>same area to nest?
>I guess I can check for a nest when the water clears,,,if the water
>clears.....there were more storms
>upstream yesterday <sigh>.
It's only the male bass who guards the nest, like the other centrarchids.
And they have no fidelity to each other; all are welcome. But I wouldn't be
surprised if a larger male has a preference for the same site in succeeding
years.

--Bruce Stallsmith
Huntsville, AL, US of A

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