Darters are found almost exclusivly in cool to cold streams. Although there are about 130 darters in the US, and they don't require moving water to spawn, they prefer streams. Darters are bottom dwellers, since most of them completly lack a swim bladder. Depending on the species they may survive in your bass pond, they may even reproduce, but they will never be numerous enough to be a serious addition to the food chain.
Madtoms and stonecats also prefer moving water. Madtoms are often found with darters.
One minnow that I am interested in stocking in my pond, or raising commercialy for bait, is the central mudminnow. Does anyone have experience stocking these scrappy little minnows in ponds? or raising them for bait?
