ewest, I saw that and am silently questioning that. Here's why. If stocking same size LMB/BG is bad for the BG, then wouldn't stocking LMB that are smaller than the BG be even worse?

In my experience, that is not a problem - the LMB did phenomenally well and we didn't have any stunted BG. But the ponds all had feeders on them feeding the BG. Not much feed, 40# Optimal BG/acre/month.

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3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).