Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Corrective stocking Crappie in a 5 acre pond

In our 5 acre pond crappie are just one variety of fish that are a part of the overall balance. They are not a problem, per se.

Admittedly, we do have large predators that keep them and the yellow perch as well as bluegill in check.

Predation among each of the different species is dependent on relative size. They all eat each others new hatches until size becomes the limiting factor. When that limit is reached the largest predators, Large mouth Bass and Northern Pike take over. That is why we never remove a large predator from the pond. We have the fun of catching them and then release them back into the pond to do their part helping manage the whole pond ecosystem.

It is a balancing act.