Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Would fathead minnows survive pond enlargement?

When I renovated my pond I drained most of it, concentrating the fish in the deepest part. I dammed that part off from the rest of the pond and did the renovation with an excavator. The water that the fish were in had 6" to 12" visibility due to turbidity and I only lost one BG. It's a LOT easier to dig the pond correctly if you can see what you are digging, and the excavator will move more dirt quicker than a dragline. You'd be suprised how fast a 15,000 gph pump can drain a pond!

My groundwater pond went from over 4' below full pool on Sunday night to full pool and then some by Wed night. Groundwater and surface run-off. Once the level drops 10" it's strictly a groundwater filled/maintained pond.