Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose a new pond

Brian:

Instead of stocking all those CC at once, why not stock about half that rate? If you wanted more, you can always buy more and stock 'em. You should feed a pellet food that is formulated for catfish, not bread. They won't do well on a constant diet of bread, just like you or I wouldn't do well on it.

Up here, we have a hard time catching CC that were caught once or twice before. So, I'd catch and keep rather than catch and release. I'd also look into putting BG in there. Once CC get over 3# or so, they turn to eating fish. They still will eat food, but will also eat fish at the same time.

300# or so is the max that you can put in a 1 ac pond without aeration. If it gets hot, cloudy, and the wind drops off, you run the risk of not having enough oxygen in the pond for them.

I agree, do some research on how much food you'd need to feed 'em. You might be suprised. With a new pond, there won't be much in there for them to eat other than what they get from you.