Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose On Mutt Pond

That depends.
















on the species of fish, and the size that you are stocking.

i.e. if you are stocking 1"-3" YP in the fall, those are the left over runts or perch that didn't grow very fast at all.

Also, if you don't have a lot of cover in the pond, and rely on underwater weeds to provide cover for the YOY fish, then when the weeds die back in the winter, a lot of them will be eaten.

It also depends on whether you are stocking a newly dug pond that does not have a fish population in it or one that does.

It's not as cut and dried as "what's better?".