Those stocking rates sound like a coming disaster to me. During a drought it is easy to lose 1/3 of the pond size. The biomass, even with aeration, would be a real problem.
Using those stocking rates, the starting ratio of predator to prey is 6.66 to one. Moreover, what will the fry eat? With the pond dye, phyto and zoo plankton won't make it. One feeder per acre with no plankton? Doesn't sound right.
If I stock 1,000 bluegill in the spring, they become 3,000 or more by fall. Then, predators are absolutely necessary. But not at those rates.
Maybe a professional fish farmer could make it work but I don't believe the average guy could. I'll do it the old fashioned, tried and true, holistic, way and try for a balanced pond.
