I look at LMB as Von Neumann (self-replicating) Eating Machines that are useful to control the BG population. I plan on stocking HSB for Put-and-Take (at least once) after I have taken out most of the CC I already put in. My daughter and I love the one HSB we have now; I want to pellet feed, catch, and eat some without touching her beloved "Lt. Stripes" (I want to see how big one HSB can get, having first shot at a new pond with lots of forage).

George said:
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If early on, I had the information available to me through the resources of Pond Boss magazine and this forum, I could have avoided many mistakes
That's darn true for me. too. I think it's probably true even for posters who have been here all along (e.g. CB1), because this site continually advances the State of the Art of Pondmeistering, by suggesting, trying, evaluating, and critiqueing new ideas that I doubt are found anywhere else first. We have a lot of crazy/innovative people here, and if you present a strange new idea that's judged promising you are fairly likely to find someone to try it, even if you don't have the resources to do it yourself.

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