I second what TJ posted, but be VERY, VERY sure about the sex of the BG. There is very good information in the archives on how to tell the sexes apart. If there is ANY doubt whatsoever, don't stock it. Just FHM won't do it. A client has a small pond that he uses for raising forage fish, and it's only stocked with FHM and some Papershell crayfish (well, there's 6 Pumpkinseeds in there too). There is a huge population of water beetles in the pond, but I haven't noticed any mosquito larvae.


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