I would not recommend any SAE in a new pond. Zero.
The exception to that would be after initial predator stocking, there becomes an issue with BG, GSF (sunfish in general) or Crappie.
SAE will out-grow everything else so stocking these would be to have a WAE-like fish in existing fisheries.
If you want them as a main predator, maybe stock for a target of 25 per acre on initial, 8-12 per acre every other year or 5-7 annually.
Cost of fry includes a consultation on every stocking request and a number of fry stocked will be recommended for the variables that are known.
Fry will be in the .33/each range PLUS overnight shipping.
I have edited this after realizing I said including shipping. It does not include shipping.
If your conditions are right for 1,000 per acre, or conditions are such that it requires 1,500 per acre, we are trying to price the initial stocking for a PER ACRE price as we can't control existing conditions of each pond, we are still looking for the same recruitment rate for each acre.
(Edit: to stock fry for grow out, with nothing else present, you could never stock enough prey to get ahead of it again.)-This comment is for grow out of high intensity numbers where nothing else would survive in any numbers.
The question has come up on starting the fry alone and adding a fishery around the fry stocking. This may be very possible if adult BG/BCP are stocked above 4" to attain a spawn shortly after stocking for the BG. I don't think it is possible for the crappie to spawn at what would be the required timing to have the Saugeye fry to the 2" size, which will be around the first of June.
I'm bumping this to reflect changes made for clarification.
Thanks guys for reaching out.
