Garry, When I stock shiners, especially in northern Ohio and cooler elevations, I ALWAYS temper and acclimate the fish. Golden Shiners are rather fragile in terms of water chemistry shock and temperature acclimation shock mortality. Being in a hurry and just "dumping" the fish in after arriving at a pond does not save time when I make another run or refund a sale!
I understand my customers wanting to distribute forage fish throughout a pond by stocking in several locations, yet you might be amazed at how quickly the fish will disperse into a pond or lake...it is more for customer peace-of-mind than gaining any actual, effective results.
Last edited by Rainman; 03/14/15 01:47 PM.
