I would be very interested to see if this makes a noticeable dofference in the growth rate and size of the smallmouth bass. I could easily stock a few hundred tilapia each year to help get the smallies up to and over the 3lb mark. I think it would probably be prudent to wait until your smallies are already 10-12" so they are able to consume the tilapia, otherwise they would die off before making much of an impact on the smallies.