Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Stocking HSB in Florida...

GTS, After a few years of stocking I think a major water quality parameter to check is hardness/alkalinity. I have purchased HSB from two sources both of which have much higher alk than most SE ponds. We have had limited success stocking them. Meadowlark, don't most TX ponds have good alkalinity? I feel strongly about this and will not sell another hybrid to my client unless I find a source that has similiar alk b/c I think many die due to drastic water quality change.

BTW one source is in Gainesville Florida as his fish seem to handle the heat just fine.