Thanks Doctor Duck,

My pond is new and I have only stocked fatheads and 3"-4" bgill. I stocked them in late April. I have a huge amount of small minnows, but they all look the same to me. The only other thing in my pond is a large number of crayfish and a large number of frogs.

My concern is that I don't see any bgill nests. The only one I saw looked like it had been taken over by crayfish.

Hopefully, I can get the time to trap or seine this weekend and take a closer look. I just hope the baby bgill will be big enough to distinguish from the fatheads.

If I don't see any small bgill, should I declare war on the crayfish and frogs? I am new to this. I don't want to unnecessarily remove future bass food. Is it possible for crayfish and/or frogs to interfere with bgill reproduction?