Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Opinions Needed

I don't have anything against crappie. Everything has a place, but crappie don't belong in a pond unless the pond owner is willing to spend considerable time managing the population. There are other fish out there that are easier to manage. Crappie spawn before LMB and BG. Their fry eat LMB and BG fry. They have unpredictable spawning success rates. They tend to overpopulate a pond, becoming paper thin and utilizing resources that LMB and BG would utiize.

It all depends on your goals. Just like carp. If you like carp and want to grow a lot of pounds of fish in a pond, then carp are a way to do it. I wouldn't recommend carp in a pond either unless that's what your goals were.