As I�ve mentioned in a couple other posts - I have two ponds. The upper is about 3/4 acre and the lower is an acre. I have bass and bluegills in both. I�ve owned them for a year and have stocked them with channel cats. I�ll say that is my primary objective for the time being. The Lower pond is deeper (18�). I have stocked more cats in the lower as it�s my primary fish pond. After a year of feeding and much observing I�ve noticed that the cats in the two ponds behave very differently. The upper pond cats do not feed aggressively. In fact when I throw pellets in - it can take five minutes or more for the first one to show. They will feed - but very casually over a long period of time. The lower pond however has cats that feed aggressively within seconds after I broadcast the feed. They churn the water up seconds after I toss the feed while the uppers swim around sipping pellets like a trout taking a dry fly. It has been like this every time for a year or more. And it doesn�t matter whether I am feeding daily or a week goes by between feeding. I�m just curious if any of you have any theories why? Keep in mind the two ponds are separated only by a dyke so the water quality and temp are the same. Yes there are more cats in the lower but even when I�m feeding daily - the lower pond cats are always much more aggressive and quick to the feed. And growth rate seems about the same in both ponds. None of this is super important. Just thought I�d see if anyone has any theories why this would be? I have a few but I keep disproving them.