I have shiners in my pond and the I think my LMB prefer them to BG. I see schools of them jumping out of the water when the bass get after them. However, I'm having a time with my BG. I added 200 RES this year just to get some sunfish that don't compete with the GSHs for food. I highly doubt I will ever have decent size BG with the shiners in the pond based on the last few years. Will HSB eat Tilapia? LMB will gorge themselves on them.