hello, just had a pond dug last summer. The size is around 80' round about 13' feet at the deepest spot, but it is very full right now so it may drop a few feet in summer.
I didn't do a ton a of research but I just went and bought 100 hydrid gills at my local fish farm and released them last week. they had a minmum order of 100 fish regardless of specie so my questions are:
what other type of fish should I stock? I kinda wanted some largemouth bass (or smallmouth) and possibly some perch but wasn't sure on stocking rates or if I should even do it at all. I do not currently have a aerator and the pond does freeze solid over the winter, currently there is not much plant life if any in the pond from it being so new so I was kinda concerned about food for the fish. I bought a big bag of fish food and I cant seem to get the gills to eat it yet, im guessing its just too cold for them to feed heavily yet. thanks. jeff
