UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It has been a few weeks and I have been harvesting fish from the pools non-stop. After starting with around 40 breeders total Endlers and Least Killies combined, I figured I had enough tank space to handle this harvest from my summer project without a problem. In my fishroom I prepared 4-20L and 3-15 and a 40gal Brooder. Well, I now know that given the success of the project my tank space is not enough. I stopped counting when I had approximately 620 fish and five 5gal buckets full ready to tank up. Those buckets contain another 100 (+) fish total. I got caught off guard as the weather changed to cold 3-6 weeks earlier then it should have. The entire summer was plagued by strange weather ranging from 100s-60s. 3 weeks ago the weather got cold for a few days in a row-Lows in the low 40s at night. I figured if stock did not get in doors they would die. I worked hard and guess what??? Nothing died nor did any get sick! Last week, temps dropped into the low 60s-High 50s during the day and in the very low 40s at night. I filled the buckets again and again no sick fish, just another 100 or so including newly born fry. It has now stayed in the 50s-60 day time and very low 40s-high 30s at night. After two or three days in a row I was worried. I also got very busy with work so a week went bye with only one harvest pull in the buckets. Tuesday I went out to look at the ponds as I just knew all the fish remaining would be dead or on their way to dead. I was stunned, not only are the fish still healthy they continue to breed! I will get the remaining fish out Saturday and Sunday, although they will be in buckets for a while until people buy some, my Belonasox eat them or I set up the 60gal brooder tank and chemically filter it.
If I had to estimate, I'd say I am closing in if not at 900 (+) fish indoors and there are at least 200 more out there. Keep in mind I estimated I had about 400 fish when I began to harvest, so there are likely more. The next update will be a summary of how I did it, it was not hard or expensive, and what I learned besides the fact I suck at estimating fish in kiddie pools! I really hope others will try this next years as it was an adventure. I have learned a lot and figured out how to over come some of the problems for next year. If you would like some Endlers or Least Killies, p.m. me and I will cut you a deal that will put Aquabid to shame.