High fertility ponds without supplemental feed should not have a carrying capacity over 400 pounds per acre. If you feed and aerate I wouldn't go above 500 pounds per acre. Aquaculture ponds with serious surface aeration can go much higher but it can be really tricky and is usually far above what a recreational pond person wants to deal with.
Another problem with too many fish besides the danger of algae bloom crashes etc., is the excessive weeds and filamentous algae you may be feeding. Been there done that.
Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 01/28/10 06:47 PM.
