Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose New Iowa Pond

Just to add to Bill's great post is that GSF are more fusiform than BG or HBG, so when the GSF genetics start to predominately show, they are easier to swallow due to their more fusiform shape.

The downside to more predominate GSF genes is the big mouth gape of them, even from 2" these fish more imitate a LMB than a BG, so more YOY fish are eaten by GSF compared to BG or RES.

Like I posted earlier, in a pond were GSH< FHM< RES and YP were unknowingly stocked on top of GSF(green sunfish), 2 years later there was absolutely no recruitment by the GSH(shiners), YP, & RES, and the GHM population was nonexistent. Green sunfish are a real problem in ponds without largemouth bass.