Look at the links below for ideas and answers. A lot of the answer depends on your current situation including the existing fish population. Standard answer is less than 10 % will live to one year in an existing pond with adult LMB population. But it depends.

You need to habituate the new small fish as it will greatly increase the survival rate.



http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.ph...=true#Post22246

https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=169568

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthrea...uation+ewest&topic=0&Search=true



http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.ph...=true#Post26019

https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthre...;Board=20&main=34954&type=thread


See these for blocking net method. Works for BG and LMB.

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=5690&Number=52295#Post52295

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=5690&Number=52299#Post52299

Last edited by ewest; 03/31/23 11:03 AM.