Originally posted by Eastland:
Either way, they are only a starter food used for an initial kick-start, they will not provide a true forage foundation. Stock gambusia if you're looking to put a dent into fry reproduction.
I'll try to do the math, if I can find the average weight data for Gambusia. Live spawn every 28 days for 75 years in a pond never stocked with Gambusia and with tremendous BG and LMB fishing. Not wanting an argument, but I consider that more than an initial kick-start.
If I assumed 1 ounce per Gambusia, x numbers of spawn every 28 days for 75 years...well that would be a staggering number of pounds of free forage fish and it is the reason I like them in my ponds.
