I had to stock out of season. 2/3 ac.pond rebuilt last Sept. Filled over winter. Stocked with 300 ea. CNBG and straight BG, 100 RES, 2# fatheads in late Mar., early Apr. Been feeding 40 and 44% pellets since. Stocked 75 F-1 LMB fingerlings in Aug. 75 HSB fingerlings in Sept. I have had at least 4 spawns of BG. Largest appear to be 3 inches or so. LMB are seen in schools in shallows hearding up the small fatheads and BG. They are 6-8 inches, maybe a few larger, but seem to be chasing very small prey.
I am afraid the larger spawned BG will outpace the LMB and be overbundant. I want a fairly balanced pond, with a skew toward larger BG. What can be added to insure the larger spawned BG get eaten? I am considering a few bluecat. Will they be efficient enough? If so, how large, and how many?
thanks
