Ok next spring I am going to go for it and stock some Tilapia in at least 4 ponds, some are ours and others are some friends etc.

We can use the 1 acre stocking method and I can either multiply or divide those numbers once we recalculate the surface area next spring.


My goal for each pond is different and need to know how many to stock based on the following:


Pond 1
Stocking them to feed on and clear the muck from an old pond no current fish population.


Pond 2
Stocking them to feed on and clear the muck from an old pond that has a few LMB and HBG.


Pond 3
Stocking them for algae and vegetation control (as well as forage), many fish present, GSF, HBG, LMB, CC.


Pond 4
Stocking them to grow out to transfer to other ponds or for food in the fall, no known fish population.



Please let me know what sizes are recommended for each and how many should be stocked.

Thanks