Greg,
No bounds that I know of...
I've wondered about that also...i.e. the crappie need forage and how would they get it without BG? Maybe that article was saying to keep the BG numbers low (but not zero) and the LMB numbers high as a recipie for a successful small crappie pond. I'm just gathering data, but leaning toward giving it a try in the next pond I build which should be coming on line next spring. A crappie pond would be a nice complement to a trophy BG pond (GG's), an F1 LMB pond, a diverse but HSB centered pond, and a Native LMB pond.