Here is some from the study which IMO indicates ponds will work for HSB. Still looking as it is a long study at 236 pgs.



Hybrid striped bass

Habitat needs and preferences for HSB are not as well defined as for STB, but HSB are

believed to be better able to tolerate warm summertime conditions in warm, eutrophic reservoirs

(Coutant 1985; Moss 1985; Muncy et al. 1990). While no HSI exists for HSB, the combination

of temperature and dissolved oxygen is often reported as the two most limiting factors (DeMauro

1990).

The exact temperature preferences for HSB are unknown, but may be intermediate to the

parental STB (20-24°C) and white bass (28-30°C) (Barans and Tubb 1973; Gammon 1973).

Based on findings from telemetry studies, HSB seem to prefer 21-27°C water with dissolved

oxygen >4.5 mg/L (Douglas and Jahn 1987; Muncy et al. 1990). Like STB, they are intolerant to

low (<2 mg/L) levels of DO. For example, Piner (1993) found HSB in Fairfield Reservoir, TX

to inhabit water up to 32°C in well-oxygenated water (>5mg/L) even though cooler water with

DO of 2-4 mg/L was available.