TPF,
I suggest you contact Jamie and IF Anderson Minnows to discuss. I suggest the fry on new ponds for sure. Great bargin. We have had marginal success with existing predator populations. Jamie is good with the math on survival of fry vs. large size cost and survivial. It is not a bad "gamble" to tryout the hihg number of fry in a pond. Lots better than 5000 fhm that cost you $250 here in SE. They will be gone in 2-3 days for sure and proabably the first day.
BTW I heard the cost this year would be $275 not $250.
Thank you Greg. We are on the same page. Have had that fhm experience, not exactly something to be proud of. But at the same time as a professional pond manager I really feel I can't gamble on my customer's dime. I think yes, new pond, no predator infested pond. If my goal is to attempt to establish an ongoing population.
I do have a new pond ready to go with forage, and I would like to try shiners. I think the gamble is almost nil on reproduction. If they can get to breeder age, they will, almost anywhere. Thank you for the contact info as well. I have to run it by my guy and see if that would work for him.
