Hi all,
Recently moved and am working on getting everything in order to dig out a 1/3-1/2 acre pond on the new property. I had just finished digging and stocking the pond at the old place, but oh well. The good news is I finally found a source for the Sacramento perch I’ve been looking for, and they currently have fingerlings. These things are tough to come by, so I’m thinking of getting about 75 to put in a small retention pond that’s already on the property. It’s maybe 75x50 ft, about 4-5 ft in the middle. The idea is to leave them in until other pond is complete, probably a yearish. Is this doable? These perch are supposed to be very temp tolerant, so that should help with shallow depth. There’s a ton of forage in the form of insects/tadpoles/frogs, but I’d probably stock with gambusia for when they grow out some.
I think I would sure give it try for getting a head start with your SP. I don't think it would do any harm to get some GAM and if you can in CA some FHM going in that little pond. They can bank (sequester) food for your SP while they are growing along side of them. Also, that little pond would be a great asset as a forage pond to produce minnows. Sized just about right for your planned ~.42 acre BOW.
Just really great to have you back and starting this SP project in earnest. Was even thinking about sending a PM a few months ago to check if the project was a go. Good luck with this. Just curious, are you going to stock any predators for crowd control in this pond?
