Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Pondboss article got me thinking

But it also said that BC are unpredictable in their spawn, and every once in a while the LMB should be able to pull off a spawn of their own because of that(I would think)..... Or is it the larger BC that will keep the LMB from spawning successfully?

Second thought is, when there isn't a spawn of BC that would keep the LMB heavy pond fed, might a person add tilapia that year to help keep their numbers going for future years of controlling BC spawns?

I personally have no problem supplemental feeding if I need to (FHM are dime a dozen).

I think I would just personally have a hard time telling when the fish had a successful spawn which could cause me more problems than anything.

Like I said earlier, ultimately this is only a 1/4 acre pond. You would have a seriously hard time convincing me that I could not control the population of a specific type of fish if they were to get out of control. I have a small child and time to fish. I think we could put a hurting on a slot of fish if absolutely needed.

Something else I did not think about. Should I try getting some sort of shiner population going? The fish place I routinely go to has Silver Shiners that I could stock.

If FHM are a dime a dozen how many dozen make a pound? And it takes 10 pounds to put 1 lb on a LMB.. Seems like alot of dimes and dozens and such almost like a weird riddle..

BK you crack me up! Wish I lived closer to you would love to visit and chat over a cold one!

I think though FHM are more like a buck a dozen around here...

Fair enough point BG. I'm growing them (even though it's my first year trying) and they seem to be reproducing pretty good. You're right that they do actually cost a little more than what I'm making them sound like.

The shiners I don't have room to grow any extras though. So if I were to add a shiner, I'd be hoping to establish a population at this point.