Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose It finally rained...first time stocking...

Excited that two different people think I can get away with a few LMB.

Curious...why the recommendations against Crappie?

Catfish...I don't eat much fish at all. I just used to keep aquariums and that seemed to always be a recommendation... to have a scavenger or two. So, if unneeded, I will skip it.

Rainman, that seems like a lot of fish. Am I going to lose a lot, or do you really think my pond can support that many?

I will probably go with the common recommendations, but was looking at 2 lbs of BHM. Is 10 lbs what I need?

OK...so looking at:

2-10 lbs of BHM (need feedback)
2-5 LMB
200 Blue Gill...advantage of hybrid other than they are slower to reproduce? Why did rainman recommend a mix over just hybrid? 200 hybrid or a mix?
Skip cats?
A few redear bream if they have them.

Am I close?

Thanks for the inputs.

Sean

Dave...you had me googling "rain dance fish" LOL. I am a little slow this morning I guess.