Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Forage pond questions

I have a small, 1/8 to 1/10th acre forage pond attached to the back of my main BOW. Put in about 50 stocker CNBG, now see tons of YOY.

Almost no watershed, no feeder creek, so level is steadily diminishing. Probably about 6 or 7 feet deep now, full pool more like 8 to 9.

First question: Is it time to open the gate and drain the forage pond into the main BOW? FP is hot, very green despite low pH. Little or no rain in the forecast. I feed 2 seconds a day & fish eat, though not as enthusiastically as in main BOW.

On the other hand, I could just pump in a foot or two of water from the main BOW, careful to let it splash against rocks for aeration. This would mean the FP could continue and more fish spawn, hopefully, until drained in the fall. Only need a fraction of an inch from main BOW to raise FP couple of feet.

Second question: Would I be better off completely draining the FP rather than just trying to net the fish? Concerned about possible fish diseases. Allow to dry in the sun, and Next year hope to switch to TP and maybe freshwater prawns.

Third question: Would best option be to net out as many of YOY CNBG as possible & put in main BOW, leaving the larger fish for spawning? Less O2 use & fish waste generated.

thoughts or experiences are welcome!

PS Aeration going in both FP and main BOW within 2 to 4 weeks...