Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Forage Base

How fast are you going to add other fish? If you're waiting long enough for the FHM to breed some (water temp over 60 deg, IIRC) 10 lbs should be plenty.

Are you emphasizing (H)BG or the bass - if the latter, strongly consider regular BG. LMB and/or SMB would wipe out a pond stuffed full of Fatheads in 1 to 2 years. With HBG, that leaves virtually no forage base.

Be aware SMB will undoubtedly be outcompeted by LMB and will pretty much disappear in 5-10 years unless restocked (with replacements large enough to escape predation). See Dr. Dave Willis' article in PB Mag, oh, 2-3 issues ago.