If your CBG are fingerlings you might want to use some small sized feed. They will eat the larger feed as it softens up, but smaller more fitting for their mouth size would be better. Might even consider crushing some feed and hand feeding for a while (maybe along side the feeder) to help get the fish taking feed quickly.

If your pond is devoid of much natural fertility then some fertilize will get a plankton bloom going, which should help start the natural food chain. Just be aware of nutrients you may already have in the pond (from topsoil for example) and any that might run into the pond such as from animal or agricultural watershed runoff. Too many nutrients can cause you lots of other problems with undesirable types of algae blooms and weeds.

John

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