Theo was the founder of the "Gee, I Think I Have Way Too Many Shiners Club" or GITIHWTMSC.

Soon thereafter, I also joined the club.

I would suggest only stocking Golden Shiners within a year of the predator stocking, and probably more like only 6 months before the predator stocking. The Golden Shiners can get too big, too early, and then the predators can't eat them.

Also keep in mind that if you stock your predators as fingerlings, they may never be able to eat the original Golden Shiner stockers.

Another option might be to stock 3-5" Golden Shiners a few months after you've put in fingerling predators.


Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."