I recently, in the past year, bought a wooded property in S.E. Texas that had an existing pond on it. I just had the pond drained, mucked out, and expanded to about 3 times its original size. The job was completed a couple of weeks back. We got one of those good ole SE Texas gully washers and the pond is now full. We got the correct water level set and she's holding the level just fine. Because I never got any grass seed started on the banks, the pond water is very muddy (clay). I've taken a few water samples in jars and they all seem to clear up in a day or two. Since then, I have broadcast grass seed on the banks, but I know that every rain shower we get, that the pond will continue to be muddy from the watershed until the grass comes in. Im just curious how soon I can get my FHM in the pond to get them started. Without sunlight there will be no plankton bloom. Will I need to feed these baitfish until the pond is more established, or should I wait until the water clears?
