I was told by the place I bought the fish that 400 wasn't too many if I was going to feed them. Could have told me that just to generate sales.

I'll try your advice about catching a few and checking to see if they're eating the feed still. They were coming up noticeably but haven't seen them surface in the last two days.

I live near the pond but can't see it from the house. It's fenced but anyone could get through it with little effort.

I thought about land mines but I'm afraid I would forget where I buried them and would blow myself up...guess I could have the wife wallk in front of me.

Thanks for your response.

Danno