FWIW Right or wrong, I think of them as my safety net. If food runs short in January under the ice, those guys are still there if the predators are hungry enough to work for a meal. I have found nothing in my reading here on the forum or on the net that there is a downside to having them in the pond.
Last edited by Bill D.; 05/24/15 07:36 PM. Reason: Clarification