I told one guy the plan, as above, and he said "that's not what I would do". Then he said that the LMB would eat the BG YOY and the BG would eat the LMB eggs, that they would balance out just fine.

The other place said that HSB won't work in a small pond. He implied that there would not be enough for the HSB to eat even after I said I would be supplemental feeding.

They both were pushing the standard farm pond package of LMB, BG (or HBG), and CC. I suspect that the HSB comments were due to their lack of knowledge regarding them and they do not breed them at their facility. They merely order them, stock them, and then sell them, probably at a smaller profit.


At this point, I am sticking to my guns. I will buy from one of these places , hopefully on Sat. But, I may cut the numbers of each fish type down by 10-20%. I assume too little is safer than too many.

Heck, I don't know, I feel like I am custom ordering a guitar and I don't even play one.


Fish on!,
Noel