I have absolutely no vegetation in my pond right now, I also don't have any FA algae either which I believe is due to the presence of good numbers of GSH. Having no vegetation and no FA has led to very green water, secchi dish readings are currently running 11-12", they were 10-11" last week. Funny thing is I can take a bucket of pond water, set it on the dock, the water will clear within a day and then FA starts growing a few days later.
I stocked 3 dozen GSH from a local bait shop six months before my SMB and RES were stocked. If you are looking for larger ones you are more than welcome to come and get some of mine.
