I have a 3-year old pond where I also hope to have blue catfish as the apex predator, and black crappie as a food source for the blue catfish as well as being a good eating fish (for my neighbor). I currently have FHM and lake chubsuckers in the pond which are increasing slowly due to the low fertility of the pond (waiting for it to increase as leaves and plant material wash and blow in and support aquatic plants. Have not added GSH as I am afraid they might be too aggressive before getting the crappie and catfish in. As you probably know, both the crappie and blue catfish are not recommended in a small pond, but I want to experiment. Good luck to you!
