| Up to how many eggs can a steelhead trout have? .
I want to know because we will be studying the
steelhead trout and I want to know ahead of time.
(we just got 30 eggs in our aquarium).
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| Question Date: 2000-04-11 |
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Answer 1:
This species spawns from March to August in
smaller streams. The female digs and spawns in
several nests depositing 800-1000 eggs in each
redd.
These eggs usually hatch 4-7 weeks later.
The life expectancy can be as low as 3-4 years but
generally the steelhead lives 6-8 years. They
first feed on plankton then insects and as they
grow older, crustaceans and other fish.
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Answer 2:
Hi Joey:
I dont know exactly, but
steelheads lay many thousands of eggs.The bigger
the female fish, the more eggs she lays. Good
luck hatching your eggs.
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