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Old 02-06-2009, 03:25 PM
sneer sneer is offline
 
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Default Triploid

This is just a total hypothesis. But with the shift to 3N trout in the province, the spawning behavior in brook trout could change enough to make them a less sought after species (no more spawning colors and no more schooling in the shallows in November looking for spawning beds).

I also read somewhere that Brookies and Rainbows are genetically different in how they grow. When in the presence of excess calories, Rainbows want to grow whereas Brookies want to store the calories for future use. Hence why Rainbows grow bigger and faster than Brookies.
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