Brassy Minnows might even be beneficial in a pond. The Brassy Minnow "is primarily a plant eater, feeding heavily on algae" (from
http://pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/Cyprinidae/brassy_minnow.html)Mimic Shiners might be worth a look, too, since "Entomostracans, algae and other plant debris, and midge adults and larvae are the most frequent food items" (from
http://pond.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/Cyprinidae/mimic_shiner.html)Such small fish might not be the next tilapia, but if they are more vegetarian than other forage, I wonder if they wouldn't direct some biomass back toward the predators I love to catch...
I'm going to experiment some, when my pond is built...
