Turtle,

FWIW I don't see anything wrong with stocking BH if you like them. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Cons I have read are:

1)They tend to stir up the bottom and increase turbidity
2) They will over populate and stunt in the absence of sufficient predators like LMB.
3)Every pond has a carrying capacity. BH take up capacity that could be used by a possibly more desirable species.


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