Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Large Mouth that were never stocked

I shudder a little when I hear people building a new pond and holding off stocking forage fish for a year (or maybe only stocking FHM) while the other natural foods build a base.

Knowing what I know now about invasive fish like GSF, BH, etc., I would want to stock the forage fish as soon as practical. One pair of 3" GSF in an otherwise fish empty pond and a year later there will be a bazillion GSF. Fully willing and ready to eat almost every fingerling forage fish stocked.

If the forage fish get an even start a few unwanted fish likely will not be a wreck. But let the unwanted get a good head start and..........oh my!