Originally Posted by rgordon
Thanks for the reply! I'll look in to those nurseries.

No, the pond does not have an aeration system. That's a good point about not killing all the algae at one time.

I have read about tilapia, and they are only seasonal survivors here, apparently, since our water temps drop below 60 degrees (I need to buy a water thermometer...). I also have some decent sized bass, but if I stocked adult tilapia, I guess they would be less likely to be bass food?

Correct. They are seasonal here too. Just need to stock them larger than bass can eat, which is usually around 7"-9" in length for here. If stocked at less than 40# /surface acre they won't do much good. Not enough mouths to eat the algae. If you don't kill the algae right as they are stocked (i.e. a week prior/post stocking will be fine) then they have too much FA to eat and can't keep up with eating all the new stuff that grows.

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