PJ, the food chain starts within days of water impoundment. Mama Nature does an amazing job of taking care of that.

I would be careful of additives. Lots of things, done due to impatience, are tough to undo.

As Lusk once told me: Patience, Grasshoppa, patience.


It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa