Add the large bgill right-a-way ONLY if they are pre-trained to eat fish food. It will take three to six months for the insect / invertebrate populations to develop in your new pond toadequately feed adult sized bgill. However 1"-2" bgill and fatheads can go in one or two months after filling.


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