Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - How do different trout feed?

Hello there,

I recently added 100 brookie and 100 rainbow to my pond approximately 6-8" in size. I threw some food in the water and noticed that some fish were feeding calmly while others were hitting the pellets hard almost coming out of the water. It appeared to be small groups of each type of feeding too. Can I tell them apart by the way they feed?

Thanks for input.

Thanks for the input.

My goal is to have the pond self sustaining and am only feeding until I feel they've acclimated. I put in golden shiners and fathead minnows last year and they bred rather well. Water bugs were prolific too. Planning on planting additional aquatic plants to help with cover and insect availability. Maybe I'll be having dinner from the pond this fall.

10-13 feet with trees around 3/4 of the pond. A friend on the other side of town has a shallower pond with more direct sun and his trout do very well. My concern is the other way- the surface is frozen 3-4 months and being new and little vegetation so far I wonder if there will be enough oxygen for them come next winter.