I don't want to recover any of the FHM from the ditch, not sure about the water they're in. I was worried that I may have lost most of my FHM and the other fish won't have a food supply. This is my first pond and I don't know a whole lot about it. I wish I would have heard about this website sooner. The pond was dug last Sep. and it's approx. 1/2 acre. I'm still having problems with suspended clay, the water won't clear up. Had water samples run, PH is 7.5 and the alkalinity is 95, not sure what goes behind the 95 the hatchery didn't tell me. They just said the water was fine. I guessed at the stocking rate, I didn't want to overstock. Any advice, suggestions would be appreciated.