Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations YP, SMB and... goldfish???

Yes referring to rotenone application. The cost may not be "that much" for a small 1/10 ac pond that is drawn down to low pool or even half full. "That much" is in respect having to do it a second time if you don't get all the goldfish removed the first time. I would get cost estimates from at least two applicators. Someone may 'work' with you on a better price esp if they do not have to clean up the dead fish. I would be interested in hearing the cost estimates for a little water body. Gold fish espcially drab non-speciality ones will get pretty wide bodied a old adults and not very fusiform shaped thus hard to swallow. Golden shiners even as large adults stay pretty fusiform shaped and have no spines, all soft rays; not so with goldfish. Plus as esshup noted when abundant and food gets limited they will cause turbidity issues from searching for food in the sediments which is not good for SMB habitat.