You have to think about life history and behaivors of rosy reds/fatheads. They are slow, small fish, that swim around in schools. Making them easy bass prey. We stock them in ponds that have no predator fish. They do well in these conditions and will provide forage for your initial bass stocking.

I generally tell people that they are wasting money by continuosly adding fatheads to a pond that already has an exicting bass population. That money would be better spent on diversifying food chain in other ways.

Look at it another way. A fathead will only get 3-4 inch in size. Maximum. If you have a 1 pound bass that is 13 inches long it takes a lot of fatheads for him/her to get full. Your better off supplementing forage using, redears, golden shiners, etc.

Fisheries Biologist, Texoma Hatchery.
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