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I was supposed to pickup my SMB from jones fish oct 14th. Well the date has been pushed back again and now I can't get them until around mid November. They will be delivering them now so they have free delivery over $300. How late in the year is it ok to stock SMB, HSB and two grass carp?
My pond is a year old and 3/4 acre in west central ohio. I was going to only stock 15 SMB and I already have 8 small 5-7" HSB in pond stocked in the spring. I was planning to add more SMB next fall but is it ok to stock 20 or 25 now(12 5-7" and 8 3-5") and 4 more HSB 8-10 " ? Don't want to overload the predator fish too early. I also have some YP to 11" and 8" HBG. I figured I would just meet the minimum for free shipping. I also plan to stock 5 lbs or so of rosy reds for a different forage fish and to meet the $300 price. Are the rosy reds comparable to a FHM? Already have plentiful amount of GSH and FHM and crayfish. Fish are fed high protein pellets nightly also. Pond aerator installed few weeks ago. thanks for any help.
.75 acre pond dug in September 2016. YP, HBG, HSB, SMB, and RES.
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I can not help you with the SMB but rosy reds are FHM's. They are a recessive natural coloration of FHM that are bred to make a strain of colored FHM's.
FHM's are normally just "starter" fish. Stocked to get the fingerling predators off to a good start. They get wiped out with few remaining after about a year after predators are introduced. They normally are not a long term forage source.
John
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