Sunil - Are you sure all the HSB that you have added have survived? . Often when I work with HSB I get poor survival of those stocked. Young HSB can be sensitive to handling. Some local fish farms hold HSB in high salt concentrations and the stockers might get some sort of salt shock when not tempered when stocked. Shiners are definitely NOT too fast for HSB predation. How clear is the water in that 1/4 ac pond? And are they fed pellets?

Last edited by Bill Cody; 10/18/22 04:18 PM.

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