I was talking with a fisheries biologist the other day about fish for ponds where don't want fish. He suggested a redear / bluegill cross (don't remember if was male bluegill and female redear or vice versa - think one was 97% males and other 100%).

Thought about stocking a 3 acre pond with grass shrimp, possibly fathead minnows, and maybe 100 of the crosses (normal guidelines around here are 100 bluegill per acre so that is half). That would potentially yield very fast growning fish on put and take basis. Has anyone heard about this cross? Anyone know where to get some of them? Any downsides of which you are aware?

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