I thought about the fatheads too, but if you could see my other ponds you'd realize how much the bluegill are benefiting from the population of oversized invertebrates. If I added FH, then my invertebrate population would crash, and my adult panfish would have to chase down FH, which swim a lot faster than dragonfly nymphs. Keep in mind that I don't have any YOY YP, BG or RES to put pressure on YOY fatheads. I think I might get overrun, and have no recourse other than to drain and rotenone. I'm not positive about this scenario, but it's just plausible enough to scare me.


Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.