hosty,long story.i started with about 2 1/2 acres.in october i added 3 pounds of minnows,2000 bream and 1000 redear.3 months later i added aprox. 1 acre of water to the pond for a total of 3 1/2 acres,in may i added 150 florida bass,150 reg. bass and 50 f1 bass.about 6 months later i added another 1/2 acre to pond,but i did not add any fish when i broke the levee.approx. 10 months later idded about 3/4 acre to pond again,this time i added a few bream from big pond to new section,waited about 3 months then added 75 f1 bass.filled new section slow,then took levee out about 3 months after i added the bass.pond is 4 3/4 acres now.getting ready to add another new section in about 2-3 weeks,this section will be about 1 acre.then i will be finished.