matter of fact I have tried to pay attention to ewest's tips. He has also helped me on a few other questions from time to time. I am now thnking i do not need to buy any more perch, or RES until I see these little fellows mature. No need to spend the money if I have thousands of them already, if that is what they are of course. Do you think I can go ahead and stock 6-9 inch LMB? I was thinking about 300 in my 5 acre pond. Is that too many at that size to start out? Will they vacuum up all those little fish too quickly? I also now have a zillion tadpoles along all the banks. Will the LMB feed on those?