IMO 1000 will be plenty for a 1/4 acre with no predators. Give them some appropriate spawning habitat and you will be walking across the pond on their backs by the end of the summer. I didn't feed mine but IMO throwing a few crushed up grain based pellets will make them happy.

Last edited by Bill D.; 04/10/17 03:08 PM.
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