Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Pond size = pound of fish

steverino, welcome to PB from another hoosier. There's a couple of people close to you, myself included.

What fish (species and size) are in the ponds now, and will you be trying to save them when the ponds are renovated, or will you be starting with a clean slate?

Where you get your fish from sorta depends on what species you are looking for (i.e. what are your goals for your pond) and who has them at the time that you need them. Jones Fish in Ohio just came thru the area today, a neighbor got some and found out that they are out of RES until Fall. Jones said they'd probably be back thru the area in a few weeks, and for sure they will be back in the Fall.

Rex Rains (Rainman here on the forum) will be coming up this way in a couple of weeks too. I'm getting some Tilapia and GSH from him. You can send him a PM (Private Message) and see what his pricing is on fish, and what's available. If you want to call him, his phone # is 1-314-732-3365 and tell him Scott from Pond Boss said to call.

Price usually depends on quantity ordered and the size of the individual fish.

Typically in this area, Trout are a put-n-take fishery, and usually won't live during the warmer summer months unless you can keep the water cool. They need well oxygenated water, 70�F or less. I stocked some in October and I'm trying a little experiment to see if I can get them to live thru the summer. I'll post the results here on the forum.

For a typical pond in this area, LMB, BG, RES, PSK, GSH, FHM, and CC all do well. There's plusses and minuses to everything, and they can be discussed further once we find out what your goals for the pond are. There's a thread in the archives that tells you what all the acronyms stand for.

Crayfish will do well, if you have the habitat for them in the pond. They need hiding places to escape predators, usually piles of rip-rap or cinderblocks. The important thing with them is to find out exactly what species you are stocking. Some are invasive, some will dig long tunnels and possibly cause the ponds to leak, some only do well in streams.