Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Rainbow Trout in Ponds

Help, Cecil, Help!

CB1 may have the best idea on growth rates. If you have an idea what size RT you might start with, post it.

6-8 lbs LMB should make a good go of cleaning up slowly dying RT in the Spring. I suspect the remainder of them won't hurt a thing. They'll get cleaned up by "Mother Nature's 4-legged Cleaning Crew" as cold-water killed Tilapia are always reported to.

If/when I do a Winterstock of RT, I'm going with my fish supplier's minimum order for the first year as a trial. This is 50 lbs. of 1-3 lbs RT. I have a 1 acre pond.