Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Bluegill source question

The disease risk is always there no matter the source. However, reputable sources certainly reduce that risk greatly. There are many diseases, parasites, infections and other nasties, some of which are very hard to see on fish until late in the infection stage.

For the price you'd pay for BG wait. It's not like BG aren't easy to source and fairly cheap in price. To me it is just not worth the risk.