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Old February 7th, 2004, 10:32 PM
Chas Wade
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Default question about steelhead rainbow and rainbow

Steve_sullivan wrote:
Why are steelhead rainbow pink and resident rainbow white? (the
inside
meat).

They're not. Any fish has different color depending on what he's
eaten. freshly planted hatchery fish have white meat because they've
been eating beef by-products and such. The pink meat comes from fish
that eat shrimp and scuds and most bugs. predatory fish often have
lighter meat. Even king salmon come with white meat if their diet is
right. The white kings taste just as good as the red ones.

Chas
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