Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Creating the food chain A few good minnows

Very few chubs that I am aware of spawn in ponds. Most chubs need specific stream conditions for successful spawning.

Blunnose minnow is very good at reproducing successfully in ponds if you can provide them enough protection from bass predation.

Not much experience with lots of varieties of shiners. I am looking for a good pond spawning shiner besides golden shiner.

I have used spotfin with success; steelcolor & spotfin shiners are crevice spawners. Redfin, common, and emeralds do not spawn in ponds or have very specific spawning requiremnets. Many of the shiners are stream spawners. I have never worked with spotails and they may be riffle spawners.

Steelcolor shiner holds promise.

You may have a local shiner that can spawn well in a pond habitat.