I hate to ask stupid questions, but... I'm curious as to why would you remove YP ribbons? I assume just to avoid overpopulation and stunted fish. From what the posts above indicate, it seems like overproduction isn't a problem. Are there other reasons why you would remove the ribbons? I was seeing schools of very small fish right up until winter. I couldn't get any to trap due to a definite overpopulation of bullfrog tadpoles. Every trap is packed with them in no time. So, the schools of small fish I'm looking at could be anything. FHM, RES, SMB, GSH, or YP. (I hope my HBG aren't reproducing at to high of a rate. My pond is new. I'm sure it'll evolve over time. I'd like to keep YP as my most numerous fish, and have them in the 9" range. I'm kind of just waiting to see what happens.
9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep. RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these. I think that's about all I should put in my little pond. Otter attack in 2023
