Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Corrective stocking F1 Tiger Bass Not Growing As Expected

Mark out an area on the ground that is 80'x80'. Now think back to all the cover that you put in the pond. Will that cover fill that 80'x80' area? I'm guessing no. If my guess is correct, then those fish in the pond are marathon runners and not couch potatoes. You need to add more cover in the pond for them. They are burning too many calories swimming around trying to catch dinner.

Additionally, the forage fish should be roughly 1/4 to 1/3 the length of the bass. If the forage fish aren't growing to keep pace with the bass, then the bass have to expend more energy to catch "X" amount of calories than if they had the correct sized food.