Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Controlling unwanted plants Controlling FA with Golden Shiners

(I have just realized I don't know how to phonetically spell the gutteral groaning noise I make when I am discomforted.)

Stocking GSH to help with FA now? Unsure if a critical mass of Shiners could be reached at this point (or even what it is). I stocked 10 lbs of GSH in an acre a full 13 months before 3"-4" bass went in; as a result they had at least 2 full spawning seasons to produce a tremendous amount of F2 offspring before any bass got big enough to eat Shiner adults. At this date, it might be too late for a 2007 Shiner spawn (IIRC once per year) in Virginia if you stock them now.

I don't think there's a downside, IF you are interested in managing for bass. They make good forage for LMB. If your bass aren't over 10" in length adult (6" - 8" to me) Shiners could probably be introduced safely. I would want to add more than 10 lbs/acre to establish a population at this point (50???) but am not at all sure the can breed enough offspring now to dent the algae much.

Wish I could be more positive, but I don't want to give false hope. If you are interested in large bass, I don't think adding GSH can hurt anything as they will add a nice forage species and possibly, just possibly, make a noticeable dent in your FA.