Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Creating habitat Water Temp. And Cover

You ask - Those two fish species will be compatible. FHM are slow swimmers and the brookies when eating fish will likely prefer the smallest easy to catch 3/4" - 1.5" FHM. FHM eat very little of the insect larvae which is a preferred food of brookies. You will get the fastest and best growth of brookies if you buy those from a hatchery where they are fed pellets. Ask them about their water temps for their bookies during July- August. Keep in mind that brookies do best if the water temperatures are kept below 64F with lots of dissolved oxygen.