Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Creating the food chain How much is too much

WHy would you end up with fewer bluegill??? Simply b/c shad fed mostly of zooplankton (that consume phytoplankton) Thus you will have reduction in aquatic insects that fed upon the zooplankton since there is less b/c of the shad. This means less forage for bluegill that eat large zoo and aqatic insects.

HOWEVER...with a supplemental feeding program you can offset this and still have plenty of bleugll along with the shad.

ALso...I disagree with last post...you can have more total pounds by adding shad than with just bluegill. Even more complex... adding shad take away from bluegill as described above but overall carrying capacity for bass is increased. Put fert. and feeding program in place, and now you have something.