The problem with keeping the large fish and restocking them into the newly sanitized pond is the price of the stocker fish. They have to be larger than what can be eaten by the LMB, or stocked in a much larger quantity. Both drive up the price of restocking the newly sterilized pond.

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3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).