Originally Posted by RAH
I have an experiment going, but it will likely take years till I know the results. The pond was teaming with FHM first.

This is great. Will be fun to follow this along. Is the experiment running in the .4 acre pond that was leaky?

https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=555728&an=

Don't know how much help this will be ... but I have worked up a climate model for the WM which is based on maximum potentials for WM adjusted for temperature. The model assumes ad libitum growth. Below are the maximum potentials for Boone County, IN. Most populations fall below those curves after age 2. This is due to under-exploitation (not enough harvest). But it will give you an idea what is possible at your location if they are getting all they want to eat!

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