Originally Posted By: esshup
I'd give some thought to stocking feed trained YP and getting a good feeding program going. My concern with BG is them getting ahead of the predators if you are wanting to keep it a more SMB/WE pond vs a LMB pond.

If that's not the case, then stock the female BG.

I think you are even lighter on forage fish than you think in your YOY poundage requirements. Remember, the fish have to be of the optimal size to minimize caloric exchange. (expend as much energy as that mouthful of food provides)


Thanks for the input. The only fish I really feed pellets to are the CC as they are put and take although I admit I am interested in supplemental feeding the other species if Optima comes out with a muti-size pellet.

What do you guys think of this idea...

Stock GSH and/or BNM along with the craws (PSC)? Take some of the pressure off the SF spawn so I can get a little recruitment from them and provide extra forage for the predators at the same time. I would still try to get scuds and/or grass shrimp going as well.

Stocking GSH is easy but BNM are not available for sale here, as far as I know, so it will require me buying breed stock and raising some stockers on my own.

Last edited by Bill D.; 01/12/16 08:08 PM.
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