Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Raising Forage and Bait Bluntnose Minnow(BNM) Vs. Fathead Minnow(FHM)

Travis

I liked this a lot - I am intrigued by minnows like yourself and am studying like heck at night to think of different experiments I can make to find the right balance and species of forage for the ponds.

I like what you wrote about the BNM - seems to be a preferable choice over FHM in terms of establishing a self sustaining population. My question is, would introduction of a similar species [FHM] compete with the resident BNM population and affect their populations negatively?

I have not come close to scratching the surface on the forum archives, but to date I don't recall anyone posting about the BNM until now. I agree with Sunil, I'd like to see how your experiment would far isolating the species in both your ponds and see which one fares better. Would be very valuable research for the forum!