I used to have so many FHM in my pond that they were everywhere. Just clouds of them. I seriously didn�t think they could be knocked down like they have been. It�s taken the predators four years to do it, but they�ve really reduced the numbers. Now I�m feeling the same way about my GSH. They are everywhere. Hopefully they will last longer than the FHM did. From what I�ve read they are much more difficult to feed on than the FHM were. Might be they are so difficult to catch and eat, that the YP aren�t gaining any weight in the process.
12 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep. RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (decreasing), SMB, and HSB (only two have been seen in 5 yrs) I think that's about all I should put in my little pond. Otter attack in 2023.
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