jpsdad (and others),
In general, is fry survival low in clear water due to lack of sufficient food sources or due to predation? (Or more likely some combination of both.)
Will the Golden Shiners eat FHM fry? (Especially if the pond has low productivity and is not producing much in the way of alternative food sources for the GSH?)
Either way, the advice to naturally fertilize should work to mitigate a multitude of problems. Any downsides at this point in the life of cb100's pond for trying to induce several algal blooms a year? (Assuming the pond DO is sustained far from the crash level for the RBT.)
