Here is another discussion of how many fish or pounds of fish that can be raised in a pond without fertilization nor feeding pellets. As usual it all depends and it depends your soil's natural alkalinity (natural limestone present) and soil fertility.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=330306#Post330306

Carrying capacity topic revisited.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=428738#Post428738

In-depth thoughtful link to a discussion on Pond Carrying capacity from Jun-Jul 2019 focused on growing large bass but the concepts and dilemma apply to all ponds. It includes a link to a spreadsheet for calculating carrying capacity.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=509420#Post509420

Last edited by Bill Cody; 07/26/19 09:26 AM.

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