I was debating on whether to build a 1a pond and fertilizing/managing intensively or 1.5a pond and managing less intensively. I went with 1.5a because I'm wary of high fertility. Fertilizing has great rewards, but carries great risks. Many of the risk factors are out of my hands, so I'm taking the cowards' way out. Little to no fertilizer, little bloom, fewer fish per acre, but not so many worries about weather and associated fish kills. I will have ~30% shallows and weed beds. Ugly, but great for growing minnows and grass shrimp.
Little to no fertilizer, little bloom, fewer fish per acre, but not so many worries about weather and associated fish kills. I will have ~30% shallows and weed beds. Ugly, but great for growing minnows and grass shrimp.
