I think muddy water by itself won't cause that many problems. When I renovated the pond last year, I crowded all the fish from a 1/3-1/2 ac pond (LMB, CC, BG) into an area that was 60' x 20' x 3'-4' deep and the water was so muddy that 6" of visibility was a dream. I did run the aerator, and I didn't supplemental feed during the renovation. I lost 2 BG total. The water stayed like that for 2 months and the fish were crowded for that length of time as well.


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