I have a 3-acre Pond that is only about 3 years old and last spring I stocked it with about 3 gallons of Fat Head minnows, 300 Yellow Perch, 100 Red Ear, and 40 White Amur. This pond was designed primarily for swimming, so there is no cover or weeds for the fish to hide in. By late summer, the FH minnows had propagated quite heavily. My plan was to wait a year (or maybe 2?) to allow the Perch and Red Ear to propagate before adding some predator fish. I was thinking about either the Hybrid Black Crappie or Small/Large Mouth Bass. I don't want the Crappie to take over, but I also don't mind occasionally inviting some friends over for a fishing party if that will be needed. Or would it be better to add some bass instead? Also, I want to be sure that the Perch and Red Ear have had sufficient time to spawn so they won't be all eaten when I add the predator fish.
Looking for advice on what predator fish to add and when!
Last edited by Jadog; 04/07/26 09:56 AM.
