I am surprised that they grow so slow, do you think this was do to the size of your pond or the amount of food?
I wonder if they did spawn if the SMB and HSB ate them, they say they will spawn but are inferior fish so maybe they grow even slower and were eaten.
Had I heard of the HBC before stocking my pond I would have went that route, but not sure I want to take a chance with them now, what I would like is to move some larger males from the lake to my pond and see how they handle, like some 12-15 inch fish. Of course I would be the lucky one to guess the gender incorrectly.
Now should one be concerned if your pond drains to another BOW or if the other BOW drains into the pond?
Did you see them go both up and downstream when flooded?
You mentioned something about forcing water through your pond, why was this done?
