The problem with establishing shiner is getting the correct size of fish to stock. Too small and they are eating up too fast by bass, too big and they have reproduction problems. 1. In an article titled "Golden Shiners," according to Bob Lusk, he writes, "There’s this tiny, little ovarian parasite that rocks the world of golden shiners, and those people who produce them. Ovipleistophora ovariae is a parasite, of the class Microsporea. When it infects the ovaries of golden shiners, which it typically does after the fish spawn their first time, fecundity rates plummet, and usually by more than 40%. By the second year, most female golden shiners are functionally sterile." For this reason alone, I may have better luck raising BG and Crawfish.
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https://www.bobluskoutdoors.com/articles/golden-shiners-2018-09-4612
