Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Feeding Pellet feeding SMB

If you stocked 4" SMB in the Spring, and they had all that they wanted to eat, I'd bet you would see 18" fish in less than 2 years. Now, be mindful that a 4"-6" fish needs to eat different sized forage fish than a 14"-16" fish to keep the growth rate high..... It's all about calories in vs. calories expended. Fish that are stressed don't eat as much as fish that aren't stressed. Stressors are water quality issues (including O2 levels), harassment from predators, etc.