That was a great article... thank you for sharing the link. I also read through each of the links on your specialty ponds thread... I appreciate you pointing those out!
I was under the impression that the Mozambique TP that we can stock in Texas don't overwinter due to water temps dropping below the mid-50's, so I hadn't really put a lot of planning into that species. I do intend to stock non-predator species shortly after getting the water tested (CNBG/BG, RES, FHM, etc). The primary goals of this "mini-pond" (a term I just picked up from Bob's article) is wildlife habitat land improvement and visual aesthetics. I would love to have a healthy fish population and don't mind the extra care/feeding/management, but growing fish is not my primary goal.
I will say that I'm eager to learn more of what I don't know because that may impact and enhance my goals for this endeavor. You don't know what you don't know.
/clayton
