Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose new pond fish question

I'd start with putting 20# of Fathead minnows in the pond when it's 1/2 full of water, and then stock the BG this Fall. I'd wait 'till next Spring or mid summer to stock the LMB and CC, and if I were a patient person, I'd wait a year to put in the LMB. The FHM will kick start the pond, and should reproduce in the pond (providing you provide suitable spawning substrate for them), and give both the BG and LMB something to eat with a bit more substance than bugs.

The faster you can get a good forage base established, the quicker the LMB and CC will grow once they are stocked.