The small ones came from stock that was in the original pond. There was only a puddle in the middle left, but enough water to hold GSF and BH. In hindsight, I should have killed the remaining water. But that was before I found this forum and was not even sure what this pond was going to become.
The larger fish likely came from my other pond because as I catch the small number of hybrids I'm finding in the main big pond, I transfer them to this old refurbished pond.
I've only caught a couple (that I am sure of) fairly good size GSF that I have to assume was some of the original stock that spawned all these small ones.
It is just that as some of the hybrids have a lot of GSF characteristics, I'm starting to second guess myself on their identification. If they are hybrids, I want them in there. But if it happens to be a big GSF that is responsible for spawning all these 3-4" ones I'm catching now, I want it out. That is the tough part for me, determining if it is a GSF or a hybrid with a lot of GSF characteristics.
If I have any natural hybrids produced (I hope so) the timing of my stocking of other fish (BG and RES) would likely only be very small fry from a late spawn last fall or tiny fry from this spring spawn. The 3-4" size I'm catching pretty sure were spawned before I put any other fish in. I only put FHM in that pond early spring 2013 and no BG or RES till late summer/fall of that year (BG 5-6", RES 3"). So I would think the GSF broodstock that spawned the ones I am catching had to be there from that small puddle of water left when I cleaned the pond out.
Last edited by snrub; 06/30/14 06:03 PM.
