Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Warmouth vs. Green Sunfish

JKB,
There's no need to ingratiate yourself to the GSA; you're safe as long as you wear your tinfoil hat and mylar boxers.

Oh my, what answers!

"Why not put both in then?"

I'm afraid of what might happen! Will they interbreed or destroy each other in a quest for dominance? What kind of hybrid would that produce?

Only have 3 Warmouth left. I'm inclined to put them into the pond as I still have GSF in the creek. Perhaps I could add a GSF or 2 just to be sure both sexes are represented.

I've eaten Green sunfish. They're good. Don't remember trying Warmouth. Has anybody eaten them?

The creek that flows thru the property went dry last summer. At the end we fished out 2 small bass and 5-6 large GSF, the rest, small mudcats and GSF, were left to their fate. Threw net in the creek last week and caught about 20 GSF, so they've returned! There are 2 ponds above me that could be their source, or else they burrowed into the mud and awaited the return of water!

The pond is a seep-spring pond off to the side from the creek flow.

I have neither , so as embattled as I am, I must bend a knee to the GSA.

Shhhhh!
 

I don't think GSF are quite that tolerant to be able to burrow into the mud and survive. Most likely they came from down stream. I have eaten warmouth and they taste the same as GSF if they come out of the same waters. There are several reservoirs near my house that hold both in decent numbers.

GSF are not a bad sportfish. I used to catch them all the time in non-maintained ponds and back creeks in Texas when I was a kid. Never knew that they were GSF until I found this site, I thought they were Pumpkinseeds. They're quite willing to grab a small roadrunner or beetle spin.

I wonder if GSF + a few HSB would be a viable stocking strategy for smaller ponds.

I think the HSB would have a hard time keeping up with the GSF reproduction but it is possible. I think HBG would be a better option but you won't know until you try it...

My son was quite impressed with the "GSF burrowing into the mud to survive the drought" until I started laughing! But hey I've never actually dug down into one of the crawfish holes to see what was at the bottom!

well it happened, it took a few years before i had the guts to admit that i was the one that ruined the only good cc pond around, the pond now has hundreds of 3/4 pound bass, and a few cc still

I would go with the GSF!