I'm guessing you're in Wyoming from your screen name so your location (and how cold the weather gets there in winter) will dictate how deep your pond/tank should be. Mine is only about 32" deep but then it was a storage container before it became my pond so I didn't really have a choice in the...
Yup! Hybrid Bluegill. All I've read and been told is that they are hardy enough to survive our 850 gallon tank that is sunk in the ground out back. I've talked to the folks that sell them and they've stated that the fish will be .5lb in a couple months with good feeding and ready for harvest...