Hi all;
Been a while since I've posted, brief update of what's going on in my little world. One acre pond,eleven feet deep, NY state.
Had to drain my pond and start all over again due to a self-inflicted bullhead infestation. I've decided I want to concentrate on raising nice big fat perch. I did this last time but my channel cats got big and ate the young and they fizzeled out. This time I'd like to only raise perch. I will be feeding them all they want and will start things off with stocking fatheads, daphnia, snails and clams. I guess my main questions are;
I have read that it's hard to raise only one specie in a pond and I am worried about ending up with a pond full of small perch. What do I do to avoid this?
I had problems with duckweed and watermeal and expect it to return. Would aquashade or another dye help to keep this from returning and what would be the negative effects of dye in the water. Right now the pond has nothing in it except some trapdoor snails.
Open to comments, opinions, advice
Tyler
