It's really easy to grow more fish than a pond can carry. Carrying capacity is determined by the most limiting factors. In unfertilized waters, this is often food. If food is the limiting factor, then water quality will generally be good and conducive to long lived fish.

For a given natural fertility, most water is under-optimal for the production of food. A good mix of structure, plants, community players, and edge habitat increases food production naturally and sometimes (due to the influence of some community members) with an improvement of water quality parameters.

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Bob told me the most important consideration is water quality. He still says, “Take care of the water and the fish will be fine. A pond is like a garden. It has to be harvested.”

This stuff is really all about the environment(Lusk).

Can't be said any better than above.


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