So it sounds like you are recommending equal numbers of YP/RES?
Will they contribute enough to feed the SMB at the 2.5/3-to-1 ratio that you suggested?
I called about fish availability yesterday, and I was told they won't know sizes on SMB/RES until they arrive in the next couple weeks. The YP are 5-7" only. I seriously doubt the YP/RES have spawned, but I have no idea how they are doing at all. Once in a great while, I will see a couple YP poking around near the surface in the evening when it is cooler. I personally haven't seen any killed off, but who knows. I found one dead YP a week after they were put in, and I found one dead RES (~5") a couple weeks ago. Those are the only dead fish I have seen at all.
My water visibility is very poor at the moment. I can put my hand in the water, and I won't be able to see it much beyond 12-16". I put in a jug of aquashade last spring (I really regret it now), and since the pond is not quite full yet, it gets pretty cloudy from clay runoff when it rains. For that reason, I don't see too many fish. I don't even see adult FHs any more, but since I constantly see various sizes of FH fry, I assume they are doing well. I can't go anywhere without seeing hundreds of baby fatheads.
Last edited by Derek G; 10/03/07 11:30 AM.
