How will he keep them from floating? I wouldn't put them all in the pond, but I can't tell you how many is too many.

There is a good cover/structure thread in the archives. You might want to take a look at it if you haven't done so already. There IS a rhyme and reason where/why to put cover in a pond for the fish.

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