New 0.7 acre pond first stocked March 24, 2023 with:

375 Coppernose Bluegill 2 - 3 inches long;
8 lbs Fat Head Minnows 1 - 2 inches long;
75 Fingerling Channel Catfish 6 - 8 inches long.

Pond is not aerated, 15 feet deep

Have been feeding combination of Purina Game Fish Chow (recommended by hatchery I bought my fish from) and the last 3 months Aqua Max 500 ( read about in pond boss) twice a day when water temperature was above 40 and once a day when colder.

It seems the BG have already spawned at least once (maybe twice). The place I purchased my fish said it was too small without aeration to stock bass.

I am now concerned (after some advise and reading threads on Pond Boss) that I will quickly have too many BG and have a stunted growth rate. I have attached pictures of a few of the BG we are currently catching. I did check on the channel cats early March and the ones I caught were around 1 - 1.5 pounds.

Will the channel cat help keep the BG population in check?

Should I get some Bass? How many?

What, if any, are my other options?
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