FATHEAD MINNOW Eats zooplankton and detritus (dead or decaying organic matter). Eats pellets readily.
Rapidly reproducing, but can be wiped out by predators.
Can reach three inches.
Too small to eat.
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4785 Fathead minnow (FH) FishBase
Here is a link to a good video of receiving and relase of FHM from Andersons Minnow Farm.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=459792#Post459792Spawning discussion
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=410130&page=1From forum member 'Snipe': In Kansas Hatcheries for FHM production-easily duplicated in a simpler manner. We drive fence post staples, 2 at each end of a 4'X8' sheet of plywood and run braided cable through the staples and float 20-30 sheets on the surface with cables staked on either side of rearing ponds.
I used wood pallets on my pond and used eyelet screws to run 1/4" rope through. If you think they will sink (I've never had one sink anywhere I've done this) run a pool noodle through each side.
ROSEY REDS Discussion
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=400262#Post400262GRASS CARP OR WHITE AMUR Eats live plant matter and pellets.
Needs very specific conditions for reproduction that generally aren’t met in a pond environment. Typically won’t reproduce.
Can reach over 50 pounds.
Highly palatable but extemely bony. It's important that the red meat be carefully trimmed away.
GOLDEN SHINER Eats zooplankton and pellets.
Low to medium fecundity.
Can reach over one pound.
Poor palatability, but can make an excellent forage fish.
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=276 Golden Shiner (GShiner) FishBase
Thread that discussed the pros and cons of GSH consuming eggs and competing:
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=409695#Post409695 Stocking of Wild Shiners
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=442035#Post442035Golden shiners GSH are not goldfish and pics of Lg GSH
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=414028Shiner Discussions
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=19266http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=201682http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=427356http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=68871Growing Shiners Parasite Discussion Information Links
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=435811Spawning Material & Information
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=107951Growing Spawning
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=97846Disadvantages
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=287910Opinions About Them
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=17813http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=18556When - How To Stock What They Eat
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=441537http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=403992Initial Stocking
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=369521http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=438777Stocking the GSH Fry - Andersons
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=332084http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=363905http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=155449http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=162884http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=205847GSH & Yellow Perch
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=115315Growth Rate
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=113939What types minnow-shiner to stock
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=438676http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=222144Threadfin Shad or GSH
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=202726Bass with GSH no Bgill
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=439619WALLEYE Vastly prefers fish, especially soft rayed fish like gizzard and threadfin shad. Difficult to locate pellet trained fish.
Poor fecundity in ponds.
Poor growth in ponds makes fish over six pounds uncommon, but in large ponds with adequate forage can exceed ten pounds.
Excellent palatability
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3516 Walleye FishBase
YELLOW PERCH Eats zooplankton, live fish, readily adapts to pelleted feed.
Moderate fecundity.
Can grow to two pounds and 15" in ponds; 10"-12" are the most common size in ponds.
Life span of yellow perch will depend on average water temperature, growth rate, and type of foods eaten. YP will live longer in cooler waters with slower growth. We are finding that fast growth and a high carbohydrate diet seems to shorten their life span. When regularly fed a high protein pellet diet in the midwest, they usually live 6 years to often 8 years old (total age). Stocker YP (2"-8") can be 1 - 2 yrs old when you buy them. When living on a natural diet they can sometimes live 10-13 yrs.
Excellent palatability.
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=359 Yellow Perch (YP) FishBase
TROUT, RAINBOW AND BROWN Eat zooplankton, insect life, mollusks,other fish, pellets.
Generally don’t reproduce in ponds.
Can be grown to over ten pounds in ponds when fed pelleted feed.
Good to excellent palatability.
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=238 Brown Trout FishBase
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=239 Rainbow Trout (RT) FishBase
Links to Trout in 0.12ac pond Cecil Baird
Cecil's trout Pond 0.12 ac Size rectangle 59X89ft
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=426249#Post426249http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=283273http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=275081Cecil Brook Trout
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=389390Brookie 5 lbs
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=389446Brookie 6 lbs; Brown trout
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=180049Rainbow 9 lbs 9 oz, Brown 12 lbs
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=283273&page=1