Are you sure the silverside is the inland silverside and not the brook silverside? I have seen at least one pond where the brook silversides have spawned. Give it a try and please report back to us. I think you will see successful recruitment if the habitat is right for their spawning. Young have to survive to maturity for final success.
https://www.nps.gov/amis/learn/nature/silversides.htm

Last edited by Bill Cody; 04/24/24 06:34 PM.

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