What you describe is what I had in a small pond that I reported on in the recent Pond Boss issue.
I stocked about three pounds of Tilapia (from Todd) in a completely algae covered pond which had high nutrients from cattle. Did it as a lark, so to speak. By summers end, the algae was completely gone. Absolutely remarkable.
I understand that many question or do not believe that Tilapia eat algae...and perhaps they don't in every situation.
However, I can tell you guys, question all you want, but meanwhile I've had my ponds cleaned out of algae by Tilapia...I've seen it first hand and I'm among the believers. No more chemicals, no more ugly mats of pond scum.
