If your small pond does not have a fairly large percentage of shallow weedy water (marshy - wetland type) it is very doubtful the NP will spawn successfully. If they do spawn lot of small panfish will likely eat almost all the eggs and fry leaving little or no recruitment.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/30/12 08:52 PM.

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