faw,

This is a topic I love. It stirs the imagination. Also creates strong feelings in some that we should only be allowed to have the "conventional" in ponds. They are missing out; diversity in ponds is a great thing. Trying out new ways, even greater.

We have a great diversity available to us in ponds right now, much of which is untapped by the average pond owner.

Tilapia is a good example to me. Very much under-utilized in ponds. HSB is another. What a remarkable fish they are. Gizzzard shad, in the right conditions, can be wonderful. I'm stocking rainbows this year for the first time and eagerly awaiting that event.

The efforts of man to produce new, better models of fish has worked to some extent, and maybe the GG's are an example of one of those, but I tend to believe that we have models out there already naturally ocurring that would be great pond fish, we just haven't tried them yet.

For example, the Pacu may be a far better fish than the GC ever pretended to be (may not also), we just haven't vetted them out yet in ponds. Rad is trying out the baramundi as a predator. Don has the peacock bass. One fish I would love to try in ponds is the red fish. They have survived and even flourished in some fresh water lakes in Texas. Can you imagine the thrill of casting to a big red in shallow pond water.

We are only limited by our minds.