Pondboss16 Posted April 16, 2016 Posted April 16, 2016 Can you keep catfish and bass in the same pond? If so will they limit the sizes of the bass? Quote
Super User kickerfish1 Posted April 16, 2016 Super User Posted April 16, 2016 What species of catfish? Quote
Pondboss16 Posted April 17, 2016 Author Posted April 17, 2016 6 hours ago, kickerfish1 said: What species of catfish? Channel catfish Quote
Super User kickerfish1 Posted April 17, 2016 Super User Posted April 17, 2016 Generally channel catfish aren't predators of bass. I am sure they may occasionally eat bass fry or young of the year bass, but they will co-exist just fine together in ponds and small bodies of water. 3 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted April 17, 2016 Global Moderator Posted April 17, 2016 Most every pond and lake in the state of Kansas have both and they coexist fine. They'll eat each over occasionally, but not enough that it's a problem. 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted April 17, 2016 Super User Posted April 17, 2016 The Missouri conservation Dept stocks ponds with bass , channel cats and bluegill , so yes . Quote
Super User Sam Posted April 17, 2016 Super User Posted April 17, 2016 What they said above. My double secret pond has catfish and we consider them pets. We have an albino catfish and when I hit the pond next week I hope to see him. What ever you do, DON'T FEED THE CATFISH BEFORE YOU START FISHING FOR BASS. The catfish will follow you around the pond all day. I know. I found out the hard way!!! 4 Quote
Kevin22 Posted April 19, 2016 Posted April 19, 2016 While channel cats are predators.. They generally hang in the lower parts of a pond. Bass usually are in the upper parts, shallows or suspended. A channel cat will eat the first bass it can get its mouth on, or any other species of fish. ALL ponds I have ever been to have been stocked with channel cats, bass, and bluegill. In the order of Fathead minnows, bass/catfish/bluegill, bass, catfish with each step being 1 year apart. That is the recommended stocking pattern from what I can remember. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted April 19, 2016 Global Moderator Posted April 19, 2016 2 hours ago, greentrout said: Flatheads can be bad bad news... Yes, as much as a I love flatheads, never put them in a ponds. I've seen as few as 4 of them all but eat every other fish in a 1 acre pond that was previously full of bass, bluegill, and crappie. They're eating machines and prey almost entirely on other fish and once they get bigger than 10 pounds they can eat almost any other pond fish and grow like crazy. Quote
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