1 year and a half to 2 years. The area of shad fingerling pond is 3/ 15 hectares ~5/ 15 hectares, and the water depth is 1.3~ 1.5 meters. Do a good job of cleaning and disinfecting the pond one week before stocking the fish. The breeding period is 1 year and a half to 2 years. Herring (Tenualosareevesii) is a kind of fish belonging to Herring family and Herring genus. Body length is 2.60 ~ 3.06 times of body height, 3.25 ~ 3.56 times of head length and 4.03 ~ 4.28 times of kiss length.