You're right, Burgermeister.
They are going in with adult male RES and adult male BG. Since there should be no reproduction, I expect a pretty significant community of large to XL size invertebrates. I suspect that some of these fish will retain their preference for artificial feed and others will turn to the big dragonfly nymphs that seem to pop up in the ponds with no YOY fish.
Ideally these yellow perch that are grown in the rubbermaid tank will always be able to fall back on artificial feed when necessary. The invertebrates will be available cyclically, and when they aren't I'd like to keep the growth rates to a maximum.
I know this sounds like a ridiculous amount of work for a .15 acre pond, but when you're trying to create the ultimate fishing hole for your dad, you'll try some creative things.
