I wasn't sure if an overpopulation of sunfish could affect the spawns/fingerlings of other species in the pond such as bass, perch, crappie, green sunfish and pumpkinseed so I added a dozen 11" crappie and six 1 lb bass. Pond size is only 1/4 acre, 7' deep with two lily pad beds in the corners and various bottom weeds.

Most worrisome is the presence of a large snapping turtle that migrated from somewhere (or was put there by my idiot brother-in-law). Can it hurt the population of the larger fish?