Let's see - that's 180 BG/acre, 60 RES/acre, and 48 LMB/acre. That's sufficient to populate the pond, but I wonder how hungry the BG will be this year (I had 200 BG and 200 HBG in an acre and didn't get any significant feeding from them for a couple of years - a very long time wrt other PMs' experiences).

You could add some more adult BG to grow and fatten up if you want to move up your harvest schedule.

I don't think you will have many worries about water quality until the pond fills up with biomass in 1-2 years. Pay close attention to your water levels, visibility, and (any) ice cover (duration) through the different seasons until then. This info will help predict what troubles you might have to watch for.

Is there the potential for a lot of leaves or other organic matter to regularly enter the pond?

Last edited by Theo Gallus; 06/09/09 02:39 PM.
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