Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations When to stock?

RES are there to help break the parasite life cycle that uses snails as an intermediate host. Usually they're about 20% of the total sunfish stocking numbers.

As for the CC, if you like 'em I'd wait a year before stocking them just because of the small size of the fish you are stocking. Personally, I wish that I'd never stocked them in my pond. My neighbor feels the same way. Too hard to catch once they get larger (3#+). But others that like them, stock them, so I ain't arguing with them!