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If I put 2000 CNB and 55 albino catfish why when I feed them I only see 4 catfish and 20-50 brim no water has drained out of my pond and I feed them twice a day some days I only see 1 catfish
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I looked back through some of your previous posts, and it appears you stocked around the middle of this month? If there's one thing a pond will teach you, it's patience! If memory serves, you stocked fry, or slightly larger CNBG.....those fish are acclimating themselves to their new surroundings, and it will take time for them to feel comfortable feeding in open water. The CC are much the same way. However, fish can learn to feed by observing other fish, so give it some time. Feed at the same place, and at the same time, everyday. This process can take weeks, possibly months, so be patient! 
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.
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OK thanks I was just worried a lot of them didn't make it
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Also, if the fish find natural forage in the pond they might not come up for food. Some might be feeding on the pellets that sink down, and are out of sight in the water column.
You using polarized glasses to look for the fish? It's amazing (to me) that some people don't know about how well they cut the glare on the water. When I give them mine to look thru, they can't believe all the fish that are there, but they can't see because of the surface glare.
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My pond is to muddy I can't see them till they come to the top
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In my pond, where I can see into the water, for every fish that comes to the surface, there are 20-30+ more swimming under the surface.
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