Yes I just realized that.. I could possibly get away with not adding the Dace and just feeding them pellets. Seeing as I would have to hand raise every Warmouth that enters the pond they would be already pellet trained.
If I do wind up doing this, I am going to catch about 6 Warmouth and put them in a large water container of some sort in the 1000+ gallons. Raise all of them on minnows, worms and pellets. After a growing season I will remove all fish and weight them. The biggest female and biggest male will be chosen. Breed them together and during the spring put all their young once they are about 3" in the water container. Do the same thing. I will be recording sizes to make sure I get MONSTER Warmouth. Sound like a plan?
