Dinsmore we bucket stocked a pond a few acres in size, that had small amounts of mosquito fish, along with countless Bluegill's in various size classes. This pond also had a small number of midsize bass. We bucket stocked maybe 3-4 dozen with most on the 2-3" range. Following spring I recorded videos of adult shiners 6-7" class spawning in the grasses along the banks.
Next year shiners in the 8-11" were common and a new class of 6-7" was visual evidence. The bass fed well but never wiped them out.
