I bet the 'small bluegill'-like fish in the "little stream down the road" are green sunfish. I don't think you want to stock those in your pond unless you like to deal with unnecessary fish balance problems. Why not get us a close up picture of those stream dwelling "bluegill"? My appologies to the members of the 'Green Sunfish Association'. I suggest 'urup' makes sure he can recognize greenies before pond stocking the "small bluegill" from the creek. It is a good idea to do a salt dip before adding the stream fish to your new pond. A salt dip was discussed somewhere here in the last day or two. Maybe I can find a link for those interested in stocking wild fish.
See this as a must reading for potential problems of adding non-hatchery fish and recipe for the salt dip:
http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=246182#Post246182 Red sore disease is a definate possibility when using wild fish. Often the disease is latent and not outwardly apparent on 'carrier' infected fish.
Thanks to Cecil Baird1 for the salt dip info.
Ken - where did you buy that live well pump with the threaded fitting? Great job on the homemade livewell!
