EVERYONE, thanks for your informative replies! The great thing about this forum is it's ability to push creative thinking in multiple avenues, which is something I definitely need.
I really like the idea of purchasing adult LMB later depending on how the pond is progressing.
A second question concerns the addition of bluegill. From the responses, it seems as HSB do not act similar to LMB as being prolific predators to keep the BG population under control? I plan on feeding the HSB, and would like to have an ample population of BG for kids.
A put and take pond is fine for the HSB, but would it be necessary for the BG as well by including males only? I don't want to overun the pond with BG if the HSB population cannot control it.
I suppose BG control could be controlled by waiting and adding BG and adult LMB later, using other forage fish and pellet feeding for the HSB.
Thanks for info.
