Pond Boss Forums INTRO New Forum Member Introduction Hello, my name is Ed

Jake- Plan sounds like a good start. As F-n-C wisely noted, TGC are usually not added until you see what species of weed colonizes and how many weeds need to be controlled. IT is good to always have some vegetation (15%-25% coverage) as competition to FA algae and habitat for fish and many invertebrates that inhabit weed beds. Adding TGC right away prevents any vegetation from colonizing and most or all nutrients will be utilized by FA due to no other plant competition, thus the algae grows unchecked and abundantly. Then you are continuously fighting filamentous algae problems. TGC do not eat very much FA - not a preferred food.

Considering your forage base I like the SMB as initial predators and if they do not perform well then add the LMB who will soon become dominant after several spawns.