Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - New 1ac pond in SW Ohio, help with stocking plan

Excited for first post. New member but long time �lurker�
Especially thankful for the amazing experience and willingness to share it on this site. Fulfilling life dream to create my own pond.
Goals for pond: sustainable panfish and decent sport fish BOW while managing healthy water and ecosystem
After much research on this forum, I�ve converted from standard BG/LMB/CC to HBG/RES/HSB....at least to start for first few years and find balance while maintaining some level of control.
Pond finished 7/19, averages 6-10� with 2 basins up to 14�, 9 locations of double stacked pallets (18) + 4 down tree logs pulled in. Clay bottom all around with no rock yet. Built 10-15 spawning pad circles out of old paver bricks in shallower areas.
Thanks to QuarterAcre posts, plan to develop forage this year with April stocking and then introduce HSB in fall19 or spring21.
Questions:
1. What think of stocking plan?
400BG, 200HBG, 200RES, 30#FHM, 5#GSH
Followed by 75 HSB in fall this year or spring �20?
2. Feeding. What and how much. Optimal is my plan, but what size/amount/frequency?
3. Aeration. Plan on surface aerator but not in budget until �21. That ok?
4. Thoughts on LMB fall21 or spring 22?
Thanks
KingfisherBoiler

I highly suggest to NOT get all 3"-4" YP in early spring. These are graded perch and mostly males. Split the order to get at least some 4"-6" and even a few 6"-8" YP even if you end up with fewer fish for the same amount of money. Larger ones will be the females and faster growing of same age perch. Your first YP spawn will result in plenty of 3"-7" YP by fall of 2020.

Check with Shelby Fish Farm (Steve) about the size of feed he has been feeding his fish and then buy one of his bags of same size pellets. Tell him I suggested you contact him. He will insure you get great fish. I use the food brand he sells. I would ask him about his feeding schedule and come close to what he is doing. His fish will be used to his feeding schedule and you try to imitate it at least one of his daily feeding times. Fish are strong creatures of habit. He may feed 2X per day but one of those times will be enough for starters. As Snipe noted they may not eat until tafter about 5-10 days and they are accustomed to a new pond setting.

Often FHM and or GSH are the first to locate the pellets and these early eaters lead the other fish to the feeding location. Always feed at same time of day and same location. In new ponds I usually suggest using a floating feeding ring (thin wall 1" PVC square) to contain pellets so they don't float to shore and become waste and algae fertility.

Get at least two sizes of YP. If you get them prior to Apr 1-4 they could spawn within 10 days after you get them if some are 6"-8". For starters I would hand feed and only feed what they are willing to eat that day. Expect feeding aggressiveness to noticeably increase when water reaches 65F.