Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Can you overstock forage?

As we drew the big pond down and the water got scarcer the LMB had a feast on the exposed forage. Then we put them in a small pond full of frogs and stuff but no fish and they had another feast. Then when the big pond filled up after we reworked it we put them back(last fall) and I stocked 1000 FHM ang 400 little BG for feed. The water got cold quickly so they never had a chance to fatten up.

All in all I am amazed at the survivors and their relative health after 2 major transplants by hand and buckets. The goal was to save as many of the older fish as possible and in this we succeeded.

I just put another 2000 FHM and 3-4" BG in last week. If even 20% survive predation I feel by the fall things will begin to stabilize. I am going to add more FHM and BG later this month for the last time.