Aguita:
No worries, I had a few dead ones after I stocked as well and each day after maybe 1 more. They looked otherwise fine (no rash, bloating etc) so probably handling stress.
Outside of me feeding the shiners, what is considered good food for them in the pond?
If they eat insects or mosquito eggs I have tons. I never see the shiners during the day but last night for the first time had some good 'plops' and splashes as little fish came to the top and even cleared the top, not sure if they were shiners or FHM but there are no other panfish so neat to see some top water activity for the first time. I was going to put on my stadium lighting and see if that would draw them up to the top but it was chilly last night and I decided to try on a warmer night in the future.
The power meter plate spins pretty fast when I throw the breaker on the stadium lights.
